ROSALES v. BRAZORIA COUNTY

No. 9667.

764 S.W.2d 342 (1989)

Salvador ROSALES, Appellant, v. BRAZORIA COUNTY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie R. Hurley, Goodwin & Munisteri, Houston, for appellant Concha Francisco Vilches.

Benito Pena, Houston, for appellant Salvador Rosales.

Henry W. Prejean, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Angleton, for appellee.


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether, in a suit against a county for damages under the Tort Claims Act,1 notice of the claim must be given to the county judge or the commissioners court, as distinguished from other county officers or representatives. We conclude that effective notice can be given to other representatives.

This action arose from a three-vehicle collision in Alvin, Texas. Concha...

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