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CITY OF PHARR v. RUIZ

No. 13-96-430-CV.

944 S.W.2d 709 (1997)

CITY OF PHARR, Appellant, v. Cesar RUIZ, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

April 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Roerig, Ernest W. Grumbles, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, Michael Zanca, McAllen, for appellant.

Michael J. Garza, Dori Contreras Garza, McAllen, Adam Poncio Cerda, Garriga & Poncio, San Antonio, for appellees.

Before DORSEY, CHAVEZ and RODRIGUEZ, JJ.

OPINION

RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

Appellees sued the City of Pharr ("the City") under section 101.001 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code ("Tort Claims Act") for injuries resulting from a high-speed police chase. The City moved for partial summary judgment claiming sovereign immunity based on its police officers' official immunity. Appellees argued on the grounds that fact issues exist as to whether the actions of the officers were discretionary and...

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