Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN 1959
#tWCh 6, it0 0rricerr w.rare mot as0 n0t perror;r- or aatr ed in oazxmt:on zlth tlw;:: offialnl datier. th e -~qx mltlon t::at F o r l ut:.b ritlar ou::;o rtinni: th e o o rvrty 1s not liable rijr rfa oeg:?;;cnt act8 or its ol’rioerr a:-01
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?iusebuu Y8 I'll CoWty, i6 9s; 420 m~@llnn Co-mty v’o ma, 17 5.; (rd) 338’ Flbria Y@ @llY0ston Ccunty, 35 s: 540 Br7.m vs Liberty county, &xi9 kx 303
20 hwo aosrobad the stotutor and have fo*md no statute Chat impoma liabllltp an the advlea oowity for suoh aa tiJ*~rp. 20, themfore, you there is no etatutory l roagtloc to the gener- al rule aa 8totod. It tr the opinion of thir de- thnt wcor tC0 r%0ta giy0a to u8 h your w20nt ctter, Denton County wwJ.6 sot. be liable for the p" lnjurles or.used by Che automobile driven by the sb0rifr Or hi0 aOpUtiWh
You hwo aleo asked if the Co~a&sdon- as* Ccurt of your ownty wouLd ham autLorlty to oontaot rur Llnbiilty inaur:moe to oover tha ln- to tJl0 parson :ur1os cr Cfirla~all or ~m9erty of of th8 8hdfr II oar with another by oollision the ;7roprty or porrrm of ouoh other 9eremr .;rt;lcle 3, ;ection 52 of our Cmatitu- to ma ita t1on lonios the rieht Qf a 001mty oredit or grant imbllo mnoy in aid oi or to say IkdlviduL ~~0 think thir aoatlon of our OonaU- t&ion erprcusly forbida tho oounty 003tl~snloner~ to 0catr:;ot firr ilability ~urrur*nos to oover la- jurlar and af-y;8t3 rosultlng *cm the rota or it 8 srr~loyuss. .
It ia the oplnlon of thie dcyartoont th.?t the Caacissionors~ Court of fro;;tan Count doee not hay0 the a;lti:orlty tu contmot Sor i[ 1 a- b:llty Fnnur:.nce to covor the f2ol.a $lvsn la your lsttsr.