Texas Supreme Court

The City of Watauga, Petitioner v. Russell Gordon, Respondent

June 6, 201457 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 683

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that the plaintiff's claim is a battery, an intentional tort not covered by the Texas Tort Claims Act waiver, so the city's governmental immunity was not waived and the case was dismissed.