HARRISON v. TEX. DEPT. OF CRIM. JUSTICE

No. 01-95-00549-CV.

915 S.W.2d 882 (1995)

Alvin Lee HARRISON, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE-INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, Cary Smith, Bill Himpstead, and M. Brewer, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin L. Harrison, Gatesville, for Appellant.

Dan Morales, Jorge Vega, Drew T. Durham, Ann Kraatz, Jeff Millstone, Austin, for Appellees.

HEDGES, COHEN and TAFT, JJ., also participating.


OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Harrison appeals the dismissal of his in forma pauperis action alleging claims under the Tort Claims Act, the Texas Constitution, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Appellant is a prison inmate. Appellees Smith, Himpstead, and Brewer are prison guards. Appellant sued for injuries he allegedly sustained while being transported on a prison bus from Huntsville to Gatesville...

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