CAMERON v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

No. A2338.

598 S.W.2d 344 (1980)

Guy M. CAMERON et al., Appellants, v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara H. Fritz, Fritz & Fritz, Victoria, for appellants.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., John W. Fainter, Jr., First Asst. Atty. Gen., Ted L. Hartley, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul R. Gavia, Jack Sparks, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Pat Bailey, Fred M. Heacock, Houston, for appellees.

Before BROWN, C. J., and MILLER and PAUL PRESSLER, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. The State of Texas, by the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-19 (Vernon 1970 and Supp.1980), has waived governmental immunity in certain specific types of tort actions but has reserved such immunity in all other types.

The question here presented is whether a motion for summary judgment should be granted on the ground of sovereign immunity where the pleadings do not show that the injury...

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