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COLQUITT v. BRAZORIA COUNTY

No. 09-0369.

324 S.W.3d 539 (2010)

Glenn COLQUITT, Petitioner, v. BRAZORIA COUNTY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Liston , Marc Evan Kutner , Spagnoletti & Co., Houston TX, Brenton Joel Allison , Douglas Travis Gilman , Gilman & Allison LLP, Pearland TX, for Petitioner.

Raethella Jones , Brazoria County District Attorney's Office, Jerilynn Yenne , Criminal District Attorney, Angleton TX, for Respondent.

Andrew T. McKinney , McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P., Houston TX, for Fluor Daniel Corp.

Mary M. Markantonis , Dean Pappas & Associates, Houston TX, for Amicus Curiae American Home Insurance.

PER CURIAM.

The Texas Tort Claims Act requires that a governmental unit obtain notice of a claim against it within six months of the incident giving rise to the claim. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.CODE § 101.101. We have construed this provision as entitling a governmental unit to formal, written notice of a claim within six months of the incident unless it has actual notice. Tex. Dep't of Criminal Justice v. Simons...

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