Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eon. R. S. Wyche, Page Z It is a well lttled rule of lew thtt the omnty in not llablo for injurlea rustaired by teaeon 0s th0 tO~tiOU8 Or negltfjent0OtO Of itU Bgents Or eJ& plopes In tha mbsonoa of +ealSlo st.otuts oreating 8uah lfablllt~. Thla propo0ltion 1s borne out In tha followIug mthorltiul~ HU88BAUM T. BEU COtWl'Y,76 S. 1. 130 AWUIXA COUWTY 1. BOND, 17 S. W. (2d1 358; FLQBU v. CALVUTOON CCWil'T,!N 8. w. MO; BRYAU t. LIBSRTT t'XXB?R,899 6. W. SCU. We bars 00retrrl.l~ rerlewed the stntutss 8nd toiled to ilad any rpoelfie 8tatutom llsblllt~ cmctod agelust tlm oocntr by tb fea t lItuatlon pnaentad by If Is fw.lderentalthat the acunty roul(Lhan llo %lkIty to lnwre rgajnmt a aon-exlete~t llablllt~. Art1014 a, &ation U8 of our oonstltutIoJl, do- rilesthe right OS a ootintf to land Ita ondit or grant publio money in eid OS any indiriduel. We thiuk thI8 sootion Is aa oxprom prohibltl~ yala+t the Cmds- 0Ionor8* Court aontreatlng ior llebillty lnmuanae eororlng Injarlea reaalting frantln lOt8 of lt8 eaplayeaa, ff 18 the oplnlon OS Oh16 de_nertant that the CadssIoa~rs~ Court of hour oounty ha8 no authority to purchase tha policy of Iamxunce tide the batis of y-oar lnqulrl, nor to pay r0r the mno out ot oounty rnnd8. !r W:ob APPROVEDm 23, 1940 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TTLf.3