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SMITH v. GALVESTON COUNTY

No. 01-08-01011-CV.

326 S.W.3d 695 (2010)

Clifford SMITH, Appellant, v. GALVESTON COUNTY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

October 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford A. Smith , Beeville, TX, for Appellant.

Donald S. Glywasky , Galveston County Legal Department, Galveston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices KEYES, HIGLEY, and BLAND.

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Pro se inmate Clifford Smith sued Galveston County for negligence after he slipped in the jail shower and sustained injury. The county filed a plea to the jurisdiction in which it alleged that it was immune from Smith's suit. The trial court granted the plea and dismissed Smith's suit against the County. In one issue, Smith challenges the trial court's dismissal by asserting that the County's immunity from suit was waived...

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