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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bonorabla T. K. l'rlmblo
Plrst A88i8tant Stat. &lpQSiIItQlldQnt
h8tin, TOx88
Dear Sir t
while bring tram-
gular sohool burer
inter-8ohool galM8.
aot that a portion
ent body ua8 insured
01 bard OaU8Q 8aid
rlct to bo liable tar
a rtudent not 80 ln-
ttar or sept8mb6r8, loso,
8 Department l8to rh6ther
1n&Uie8 reoelvsd by 8tU-
lllng to and rrom
1939, OpilliOII NO. 0-3 Va8 8Ont t0 PU.
y di8OU88ed thr authoritbr in thir State
epondent rohool dlrtrlot oannot be held
uries rU8tainad by a 8tudont. It 18 th6
partmnt that the rule ret down in thi8 prior
oovbr lnjurle8 8U8taln8d while p~rtiolpating
in rootball or other athletio wnte8t8. Said rule wanld Ed80
apply in case8 Whar8 tha 8tud8nt wa8 lnjurmd in bing ttan8rQTrOd
to and mm a r00tbai grrme In a regular 8ohool bU8.
TOU inquire a80 nh8thar th inOt that p-t Of the 8tn-
dent body W88 h8UrOd by the sohool board would rQndor the 8chool
dirtriot llabla for an injury 8U8tailWd by a 8tUdmt llOt W lruured.
tionorableT. ii. Triable, Yagr 2
It is tha opinion of thi8 CqnirtzY3nt thht beoauaotbs 8OhoOl
di8triCt cannot be l&b18 in tort, it would make no dirrerenoe
whether or not part of the Btudent body war insured as rendrr-
ing the eahool dietflot lfkble for an infury ruatainsd by one
of tbo 8tudent.8 not 80 in8WCd.
Your8 very t rulf
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