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YOUNG v. CITY OF DIMMITT

No. C-9208.

787 S.W.2d 50 (1990)

Robert YOUNG, Jr. et al., Petitioners, v. CITY OF DIMMITT, Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled April 4, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest Bowers, Lubbock, for petitioners.

Marty L. Rowley, Mark L. Packard, Amarillo, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Attempting to kill himself, a Dimmitt police officer drove his police car into oncoming traffic, colliding with a car in which petitioners were riding. Petitioners sued the City of Dimmitt under the Tort Claims Act,1 alleging that the city was liable for negligently employing the police officer and for negligently entrusting a police car to him.2 More particularly, petitioners contend that before...

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