TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DIST. v. JOHNSON

No. 17-0095.

572 S.W.3d 658 (2019)

TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. Richard JOHNSON and Sharkara Johnson, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Brandy Johnson, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: April 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel E. Geary , James M. Welch , Vincent Serafino Geary Waddell Jenevein, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.

Jamshyd `Jim' M. Zadeh , Law Office of Jim Zadeh, P.C., Jason C.N. Smith , Law Offices of Jason. Smith, Fort Worth, TX, for Respondents.

Jeffrey C. Mateer , Texas Attorney General's Office, Kyle D. Hawkins , Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae The State of Texas.


On January 16, 2013, Brandy Johnson attempted to cross the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in Fort Worth by walking across Trinity Park Dam No. 2. She was five months pregnant and wearing heavy clothing. In the middle of the dam is a ten-foot-wide kayak chute, through which the river swiftly...

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