COUNTY OF CAMERON v. BROWN

No. 00-1020.

80 S.W.3d 549 (2002)

COUNTY OF CAMERON, Petitioner, v. Charlene Mills BROWN, individually, Clifton Linwood Brown, individually and as legal representatives of The Estate of Nolan Barrett Brown, deceased, and Jeff Farrington, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 23, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Christian Kraehe, Willette & Guerra, Brownsville, for petitioner.

Brian L. Jensen, Jensen Rosen & Steinberg, Houston, David T. Bright, Watts & Heard, Corpus Christi, Joseph Prestia, Prestia & Ornelas, Edinburg, for respondent.


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

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