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CITY OF HOUSTON v. JOHNSON

No. 14-10-01098-CV.

353 S.W.3d 499 (2011)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. Joslyn M. JOHNSON, Individually and as Executrix for the Estate of Rodney Johnson, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaqueline I. Leguizamon , Judith Saldana   Lee Ramsey , Bertrand L. Pourteau, II , Lynette Fons , David M. Feldman , Houston, for appellant.

Brent Haynes , Ben Dominguez II , Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices ANDERSON, BROWN, and CHRISTOPHER.

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

After her husband Rodney Johnson was shot and killed in the line of duty as a Houston police officer, Joslyn Johnson sued the City of Houston. She alleged that the City was grossly negligent in that it failed to implement policies and procedures to safeguard police officers during routine traffic stops, and that the City's immunity from suit from such a claim is discriminatory and violates the equal-protection clause of...

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