· 8/30/2011
City of Dallas v. Brooks
Citations
- 349 S.W.3d 219
- 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 7026
- 2011 WL 3805531
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that police officer who had accident while en route to “Code 1 call for cover” from another police officer requesting backup for a combative, suicidal person was performing discretionary function
- officer responding at high rate of speed to call for back-up involving a combative/suicidal person was performing a discretionary duty
- “Such situations include, but are not limited to, high-speed chases, investigations, and traffic stops.”
- “Such situations include, but are not limited to, high-speed chases, investigations, and traffic stops.”
- \[E]vidence of negligence alone will not controvert competent evidence of good faith.\
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Judges: Moseley, Bridges, O'Neill
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