GUERRERO v. TARRANT CTY. MORTICIAN SERVS. CO.

No. 2-97-128-CV.

977 S.W.2d 829 (1998)

Karen GUERRERO, Betty Ripple, Paula Gilbreath Watson, Sherri Rose, Monty Pitts, and Ginger Pitts, Appellants, v. TARRANT COUNTY MORTICIAN SERVICES COMPANY, a General Partnership, Tom Ramsey, Pam Ramsey, David Phillips, Thomas E. Bergeron, Individually d/b/a Tarrant County Mortician Services Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

September 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr., P.C., C. Gregory Shamoun, Howard J. Klatsky, W. Charles Campbell, Dallas, for appellants.

Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Craig M. Price, Patrick S. Dohoney, Fort Worth, for appellees.

Before DAY, LIVINGSTON and BRIGHAM, JJ.


OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION AND HOLDING

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a company that contracted with a county to transport bodies from an accident scene is entitled to immunity and whether such a company, which did not pick up all body parts from the scene, established that it was performing a discretionary duty in good faith. We find that the private company is entitled to official immunity and that it established...

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