HARRIS COUNTY v. CANTU

No. 12-99-00332-CV.

26 S.W.3d 500 (2000)

HARRIS COUNTY, Appellant, v. Silvia and Martin CANTU, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

April 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Smith, Sr., Asst. County Atty., for Harris County.

D. John Leger, Houston, for Silvia & Martin Cantu.

Panel consisted of RAMEY, Jr., C.J., HADDEN, J., and WORTHEN, J.


TOM B. RAMEY, Jr., Chief Justice.

Harris County appeals a jury verdict and judgment for Martin and Silvia Cantu in which the County was held liable for the death of the Cantus' daughter. The Cantus had filed suit against the County alleging that the County's negligence in failing to replace a missing stop sign at an intersection caused the automobile accident which claimed the life of their child. In three issues, the County asserts that sovereign immunity is not...

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