Case Information
*1 l t. OFFICE OF THE A’TT’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN , rsqaartoU tour lrttor of An oplaion of this Dqurbont a8 l tbtb6 thr r oln a1 to11mmr
tha event of sol- Ln the etbat oyeo LB aot in thr roope oa County buinrrr at Ir.thr County llablr in th ptlvatol~ owned oar, prlratrly ~wnrtl 08r? 1, thr i prrsonal laJury whoa tJir 4mplo~or i. oa WitkiA thr mopa or hlr duty?
ertltm has arlma r1t.R ro&arb j301iOi44 81th or wfthtut MOb 40111S~OA *Ia riaw oi Art. 3, 844. thr Ooartltotloa, oorrpary whloh lnsamoe 011 y bein& aittoa plsom the.,81 mti 6 DA the poliolsmt (a) ‘h ateok P % oglpaay heroin aallsd tko oasy~nf’, lb) in4ur4~44 .
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logs1 ln tlew oi &la OorpanZ=* a8 04~81 c08u6ltt
l xt= 3 0t 0 p0u0y mlttm Cioapaay of hsorloa nlth rotyml to lnrnrmoe oa thr rood6 46 folluwrl 'The QOiapaay'B Ouuat 4lo+stor, Umbifity under I of the insuring a(l;rca- lrlok~rsr, dhratr
mats on aooount or 444th of one pseoa Is to ths mu of tho Sam llalt for asoh ‘6 total llabllltp on roeorurt odlly lajtut, ri ~466~ Ulraarc or @oath of 0010
thkil Q&Xi r4?6op,, a6 8 ?‘46ult Ot ot6 6OOld(LAt, i6 1lIdt.d to the ma or flO,Oco.CO.' ??ot!ld th4 couaty
bo Uablw to Forsons innjurr& In 8uah l lovator4 I6 6l@h ln6urQ2ca 1*gm:-*
Tour letter of Aquat 18, 194) psttsinlng outrin in th4 ?oTOgOiAg hft*r RlttOrO 810~$fOn~d r@RdS a6 fOfb~6a 8ftoa f of 0 poll0 by Genaral urltton Cssaelty co!!tpaIl~ of &NT om WltE rrgud to
iA6UPaAOO OA the County*s a],o+ator, Nds a8
follOw8! '?h* OfIfepsnf'6 llrbllit~ l3d6r prra- agreonlAt6 on soeouat
ma f of th6 irr6urlne of .oC$ly lajurp, tlckncrs, dlrc~~a CT bath
of me jcrrcn 16 l!zlted tc the 6u2 o? j-0
MC rubjcot tc thr $are lL.lt fcr aa&. ~-UOOA,
6~0~ clorato*7 I6 6u6h lnauraaaa lrolr
‘Loulr t Ia44 mdont S&o01 Dirtrlat of Cho city Of hl6till - &f 68=' Id - f;3(;0 s8 666.36 t0 the qw8tlon propoumlod in the ebol4 aettlr
paraC;ra;h.* Z!hi6 dOpUt*lbflt has ?#dar#d 6et~sl 0pl~loA6 WitahlgB t&a lisblllty oi th8 Steto (laoltsdi~ oauatles am &ho fBato@r thr ww8r or mvrrsl~ty) In tbo Ubdirl61?8 nrrolally 8bsoaos oi 6 rrtetute oraatlag saoh llablllty. &4 4aoloao
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for out latoraetioa ooplre of Oplnlone 606, O-3)3,0-2136, O-24{], O-2779, and O-779.
Ti.18 flret two peraprphe ooi lettar Awuet 16, 1943 (whleb le quota4 above f oontala four
ueetione rwadlng thr Uabilltt of Uar oouaty uader the l ote etsted. fa view of fo r rteing 0 ialone l tl tho 1 therein, It our opla oa that. tie uthorltlee elted t ouaty not lrgall~ lirblr for eny damage8 done t0 the pritatclp ormd rutmobile er otosobllre lnrol?ed. Grvx coaaty 18 aot legally liable for any psreanel lnmjury eue- tehd aay 01 tho ps~eote lntolreil or mntlonedr The tollarlng ex@srpt from the o ln10n i.8 the mea oi 5rpn , jO&, illuetratre the tmlform Liberty bounty, W9 S. W. 30 P holding of thr Trxae eolate 00 the qUeetiOA whether oounty be hold lirblr for thr lafurl~~ or daaa#pe haratoforr ImntloAed: . . It her lone born lam in tuae thet i8 not liablr iA d6Aag.B to? ~@reoA#). OOUAtl IA lart parrgraph of your latter o? huguet 16, 19k3,
vhloh le rofrrred to IA your letter of Augur2 18, 19L3, you iA efie$t would county be llablr poreone who rek are injured OA the aouaty elalstO~'r Ia l ewr to thie qusmtlon 1s our opinion that what baa bran eld above with reiersnoe In onewsr to your fltet question to the llabllity of the rowit 18 equally applioablr thle qurrtlon, an4 thucfora Apparently thr oounty orrrlre oounty wou1.d not be llsblo.
Eoaoreble Rm.Ean 8. ryohe m#3 4
eoao fern of 118bllity lneureaca prrteinln~ to thr rlerator ilr qurethn and 7ou a*&"& moh laeurenor legalo” You further #tats that thhr earn of La18 Ia. Inde endant 8ohool nletrlot of thhr Cltr Auetln lb h. (26) $96,eeaoad to eottle tbe queetloa propouaded L tour letter of Awet 16.
W@ halo ouoful4 eoueldors4 tho 8bolr m6ablonsd mar, M l oew la OUT oplalan that thie oaee ha8 ao e~plleatlon vhet-
totho qaoetlcme uadrs ao~eldsetlaa. The quretloe preemte4 la thie moo vbe whether the Legielature, b umot- aed of Artlolg (660-e-4 V.A.C.~., eoold eonetltet1oea.k i l uthorlee’the l ehool dletrlot, l politloel eorporatioe, to arohaee palloy of aotual lneurane*r The 80pr6380 Court, a esae of Levi8 ve fndopaoclent Sohool r?letrl~t of Glty ;tAAEe;la, at al., 161 8, t% (2d) 450, h&Sd;that Artlolr r86Oe-6,
vae uaoonet~tutionel a; *lolrtlrrE l sotloa 52 of of 8kte Coaet~tution. Thr ltidgautte of the Aikioie’!11 trial oowt md ths (lourt of Cl~ll Appels we?o rrture4 sad tho euei remanded to the trial court vith &etruotione eraat th8 lajun*tMa.
Utu l oarrrul erueh of the rtatutre we Sallea b tlad my etatuto Bthorlrlng eountf to ourf kind of iaetuenee In quoetloa; therefore, lt oar o i~nlon that ouaty bou not hat* ruthority sarr# 8u el h!urule8 and pay the prloo of the praolwe thueoa.
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