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JACKSON v. CITY OF GALVESTON

No. A14-91-00895-CV.

837 S.W.2d 868 (1992)

Robert JACKSON, Appellant, v. CITY OF GALVESTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist).

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Enos, Texas City, for appellant.

John Eckel, George W. Vie, III, Galveston, for appellee.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and SEARS and ELLIS, JJ.

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This workers' compensation suit poses the question of whether a self-insured municipality owes its employees the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The trial court held as a matter of law the doctrine of sovereign immunity shielded the city from an employee's claim of bad faith in denying him compensation for an on-the-job injury. In eight points of error, the employee challenges the constitutionality of sovereign immunity and its...

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