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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP. v. GARZA

No. 00-0948.

70 S.W.3d 802 (2002)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner, v. Jesus GARZA and Maria Elena Garza, individually and as personal representatives of The Estate of Rolando Garza, deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided January 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle S. Duncan, Office of Atty. Gen., Margarita Manzano Corbett, Asst. Atty. Gen., John Cornyn, Atty. Gen., Jeffrey S. Boyd, Office of Atty. Gen., Austin, for Petitioner.

Julie Caruthers Parsley, Office of the Solicitor General of Texas, Austin, for Petitioner.

Armando Duran, Alberto Rincones, Jr., Dallas, for Respondent.

RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

In this case we once again construe section 101.021(2) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, which waives the sovereign immunity of governmental units for claims of "personal injury and death so caused by a condition or use of tangible personal or real property." See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.021(2). Specifically, we must decide whether a sign that accurately reflects the legal speed limit, even though the plaintiff believes that...

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