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WALLS v. TRAVIS COUNTY

No. 03-96-00647-CV.

958 S.W.2d 944 (1998)

Victor WALLS, Appellant, v. TRAVIS COUNTY and Travis County Sheriff's Department, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled February 12, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory T. Bourgeois, James "Beau" Eccles, Austin, for Appellant.

Ken Oden, County Atty., James M. Connolly, Asst. County Atty., Austin, for Appellees.

Before POWERS, JONES and KIDD, JJ.

KIDD, Justice.

Victor Walls, while confined in the Travis County jail, suffered second and third degree burns when another inmate threw hot water on him. The trial court, in rendering summary judgment against Walls, found the statute of limitations barred Walls' suit against Travis County. We hold to the contrary, reverse the trial-court judgment, and remand the cause.

The Controversy

In March 1993, another inmate in the Travis County jail picked...

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