CANTU v. HARRIS COUNTY

No. 01-95-01285-CV.

931 S.W.2d 39 (1996)

Martin and Sylvia CANTU, individually, as survivors of Erica Cantu, and as next friend of David and Elizabeth Cantu, Appellants, v. HARRIS COUNTY, Appellee.

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

September 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinard J. Hanby, V. Dale Jefferson, Houston, for Appellants.

Stephen A. Smith, Lana Shadwick, Houston, for Appellee.

Before TAFT, HUTSON-DUNN and O'CONNOR, JJ.


OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

This appeal originates from a wrongful death and survivor's action brought under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA). Appellants, Martin and Sylvia Cantu, individually, as survivors of Erica Cantu, and as next friend of David and Elizabeth Cantu (collectively Cantu), appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellee, Harris County (the County). We examine the meaning and proof of the absence or existence of "actual notice...

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