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HARRIS COUNTY v. DeWITT

No. A14-92-01306-CV.

880 S.W.2d 99 (1994)

HARRIS COUNTY, Appellant, v. Clara DeWITT, et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Driscoll, David R. Hurley, Joan M. Denton, Sondra D. Hachem, Houston, for appellant.

Randal A. Kauffman, Houston, for appellees.

Before MURPHY, CANNON, DRAUGHN, SEARS and MORSE (Sitting by Assignment), JJ., en banc.

OPINION ON REHEARING

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The trial court, under the doctrine of respondeat superior, rendered judgment against Harris County for damages resulting from the deaths of Brenda and Richard Hopkins, Jr. We withdraw our original opinion, substitute the following opinion, reverse the judgment of the trial court, and render judgment that appellees take nothing.

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