TELTHORSTER v. TENNELL

No. 01-0074.

92 S.W.3d 457 (2002)

Mark Andrew TELTHORSTER, Petitioner, v. Ollie Lee TENNELL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Helfand, Kevin D. Jewell, Mangenheim, Bateman & Helfand, P.L.L.C., Steven Jon Knight, Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin, Houston, for Petitioner.

Matthew J.M. Prebeg, Glover, Lewis & Prebeg, Houston, for Respondent.


Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice OWEN, Justice HANKINSON, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined.

In this official-immunity case, we must determine the good-faith standard to apply when a suspect sues a police officer for injuries sustained during an arrest. In City of Lancaster v. Chambers, 883 S.W.2d 650, 656 (Tex.1994), we held that an officer pursuing...

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