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HARRIS COUNTY v. DILLARD

No. D-3293.

883 S.W.2d 166 (1994)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Petitioner, v. Michael Curtis DILLARD et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 5, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Sanders and Mike Driscoll, Houston, for petitioner.

Merry Miller, Houston, for respondents.

HECHT, Justice.

The Texas Tort Claims Act waives sovereign immunity for certain actions of governmental employees. Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.021(1). The Act defines an employee as "a person, including an officer or agent, who is in the paid service of a governmental unit". Id. § 101.001(1). The sole issue in this case is whether a governmental unit is liable for the actions of a person who acts in its behalf but is not a paid employee. We...

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