LAWSON v. CITY OF DIBOLL

NO. 15-0037.

472 S.W.3d 667 (2015)

Louie LAWSON, Representative of the Estate of Carolyn Burns, Petitioner, v. CITY OF DIBOLL, Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: September 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sammy Johnson II , Mike Love & Associates, LLC, Lufkin TX, for Petitioner.

Erika L. Neill , Robert T. Cain Jr. , Alderman Cain & Neill, PLLC, Lufkin TX, for Respondent.


In this premises-defect case, a spectator at a youth softball game sustained injuries in a trip-and-fall accident while exiting a baseball complex in a city park. At issue is whether the recreational use statute encompasses the spectator's claims against the city and, therefore, elevates the liability standard required to invoke the Texas Tort...

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