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WHITE v. TACKETT

No. 2-04-023-CV.

173 S.W.3d 149 (2005)

Patricia WHITE, Appellant and Appellee, v. Mark TACKETT, in his Official Capacity as State Trooper for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Appellee and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

August 25, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wood, Thacker & Weatherly, P.C., Grace A. Weatherly and R. William Wood, Denton, for Appellant.

Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Barry R. McBee, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward D. Burbach, Deputy Attorney General for Litigation, Nelly R. Herrera, Chief, Tort Litigation and David Grant Halpern, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for Appellee.

PANEL A: CAYCE, C.J.; HOLMAN and WALKER, JJ.

OPINION

JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.

In this personal injury case, Patricia White was injured when a suspect fleeing from police crashed his car into hers. White sued Mark Tackett, in his official capacity as a state trooper for the Texas Department of Public Safety, for recklessness in initiating and continuing the pursuit that led to White's injuries. Tackett moved for summary judgment on his affirmative defense of official immunity. The trial court granted...

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