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RUSSELL v. DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES

No. 9525.

746 S.W.2d 510 (1988)

Michael RUSSELL and Wife, Kathy Russell, Individually and As Next Friend of Melani Russell, A Minor, and H.O. Russell and Wife, Ima Russell, Appellants, v. The TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, Yvonne Fellers, and Suzanne Womack—Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Newman, Texarkana, for appellants.

Edwin N. Horne, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellees.

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Appellants brought this action against the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and two of its child protection services specialists, Yvonne Fellers and Suzanne Womack, for damages caused by allegedly negligent acts committed in an investigation of possible sexual abuse involving Melani Russell, a minor. The appellants are the parents and grandparents of Melani. The district court rendered summary judgment against appellants on the basis that...

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