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TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS v. JACKSON

No. 01-82-0455-CV.

661 S.W.2d 154 (1983)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant, v. James Lee JACKSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Sparks, Austin, for appellant.

Thomas F. Rugg, Port Arthur, for appellee.

Before DUGGAN, LEVY and JACK SMITH, JJ.

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries received while the appellee was an inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections (T.D.C.). The suit was filed under the Texas Tort Claims Act, TEX. REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 6252-19. Trial was to a jury, and based upon the answers to the issues, the trial court entered judgment for the appellee in the sum of $50,000. T.D.C., the appellant, has raised four points of error.<...

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