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BISHOP v. CITY OF BIG SPRING

No. 11-94-156-CV.

915 S.W.2d 566 (1995)

Della BISHOP, Appellant, v. The CITY OF BIG SPRING, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

December 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abner Burnett, Burnett & Burnett, Odessa, for appellant.

Kristi Franklin Hyatt, Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, Midland, for appellee.

Before ARNOT, C.J., and DICKENSON and WRIGHT, JJ.

ARNOT, Chief Justice.

This is a summary judgment case involving the application and interpretation of the Texas Tort Claims Act1 which waives governmental immunity in limited situations. While walking to her parked car at night, Della Bishop stepped into a hole and suffered a broken leg. The hole contained a water meter box with a defective lid. Bishop sued the City of Big Spring alleging various acts of negligence. The trial court granted...

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