OFFICE OF THE A’TT’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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tour lrttor of An 

oplaion of this Dqurbont 

a1 to11mmr 

, rsqaartoU the 

a 8 l tb tb 6 th rro ln 

tha event of solLn the etbat of 

oyeo LB aot in thr roope 

oa County buinrrr at 

Ir.thr County llablr in 

th l ptlvatol~ owned oar, 

4 prlratrly ~wnrtl 08r? 1, thr 

prrsonal laJury whoa tJir 4mplo~or 

oa WitkiA thr mopa or hlr duty? 

ertltm has arlma r1t.R ro&arb to 

MOb j301iOi44 81th or wfthtut 40111S~OA 

*Ia riaw oi Art. 3, 844. 52 of thr Ooartltotloa, 

the lnsamoe 011 y bein& aittoa by a oorrpary whloh 

plsom the.,81 P mti % 6 DA the poliolsmt (a) ‘h ateok 

in4ur4~44 oglpaay heroin aallsd tko oasy~nf’, lb) 

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xoaor4blr Rrwaa 8. 6@a6 

9T&osto& 

logs1 ln tlew OorpanZ=* oi &la 

paw -i 

Are &oh lnrumaa4 1101 C6 

om,nrtltotloorl pror p" rni.>A~ 

l x t= 3 0t 0 p 0u0mlttm y a8 04 ~81 c 08u6ltt 

Cioapaay of hsorloa nlth rotyml to lnrnrmoe oa thr 

Ouuat 4lo+stor, rood6 46 folluwrl 'The QOiapaay'B 

Umbifity under I of the insuring a(l;rcamats on aooount lrlok~rsr, dhratr 

or 444th of one pseoa Is to ths mu of 

to tho Sam llalt for asoh 

‘6 total llabllltp on roeorurt ot 

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 8ua l h lovator4 I6 

6l@h ln6urQ2ca 1*gm:-* 

Tour letter of Aquat 18, 194) psttsinlng to outrin 

RlttOrO 810~$fOn~d in th4 ?oTOgOiAg hft*r r@RdS a6 fOfb~6a 

8ftoa f of 0 poll0 

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urltton by Genaral 

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 prrama 

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f of th6 irr6urlne agreonlAt6 on soeouat 

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 

aettlr the qw8tlon propoumlod in the ebol4 

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 

l Ubdirl61?8 nrrolally thr ww8r or mvrrsl~ty) In tbo 

8bsoaos oi 6 rrtetute oraatlag saoh llablllty. &4 4aoloao 
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80 

Eoaorablr Roagm 8. Nyohe PW@ 3 

for out latoraetioa ooplre of Oplnlone 606, O-3)3,0-2136, 

O-24{], O-2779, and O-779. 

Ti.18 flret two peraprphe ot 

Awuet 16, 1943 (whleb le quota4 above f 

ooi lettar of 

oontala four 

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ueetione rwadlng thr Uabilltt of Uar oouaty uader the 

l o te etsted. fa view o f the forr tein0 g 

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ia lo ne l tl tho 

uthorltlee elted therein, It 18 our opla oa that. tie 

t ouaty 18 not lrgall~ lirblr for eny damage8 done t0 the 

pritatclp ormd rutmobile er l otosobllre lnrol?ed. Grvx 

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coaaty 18 aot legally liable for any psreanel lnmjury euetehd by aay 01 tho ps~eote lntolreil or mntlonedr The 

tollarlng ex@srpt from the o 

Liberty bounty, W9 S. W. 30 P 

ln10n i.8 the mea oi 5rpn 18 

, jO&, illuetratre the tmlform 

holding of thr Trxae eolate 00 the qUeetiOA whether the 

oounty be hold lirblr for thr lafurl~~ or daaa#pe haratoforr 

ImntloAed: 

9. . . It her lone born the lam in tuae thet 

l OOUAtl i8 not liablr iA d6Aag.B to? ~@reoA#). 

IA thr lart parrgraph of your latter o? huguet 16, 19k3, 

vhloh le rofrrred to IA your letter of Augur2 18, 19L3, you 

rek iA efie$t would the county be llablr to the poreone who 

are injured OA the aouaty elalstO~'r Ia l ewr to thie qusmtlon 

it 1s our opinion that what baa bran l eld above with reiersnoe 

to the llabllity of the rowit In onewsr to your fltet question 

18 equally applioablr to thle qurrtlon, an4 thucfora the 

oounty wou1.d not be llsblo. Apparently thr oounty orrrlre 
809 

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 of Auetln lb 

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8. 

tbe queetloa propouaded 

h. (26) $96,eeaoad to eottle 

tour letter of Awet 16. 

W@ halo ouoful4 eoueldors4 tho 8bolr m6ablonsd mar, 

M it la OUT oplalan that thie oaee ha8 ao e~plleatlon vhetl oew totho qaoetlcme uadrs ao~eldsetlaa. The quretloe 

preemte4 la thie moo vbe whether the Legielature, b 

aed of Artlolg (660-e-4 V.A.C.~., eoold eonetltet1oea.k i 

umotl uthorlee’the l ehool dletrlot, l politloel eorporatioe, to 

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arohaee a palloy of aotual lneurane*r The 80pr6380 Court, 

a the 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 

Aikioie’!11 of the 8kte Coaet~tution. Thr ltidgautte of the 

trial oowt md ths (lourt of Cl~ll Appels we?o rrture4 sad 

tho l euei remanded to the trial court vith &etruotione to 

eraat th8 lajun*tMa. 

Utu l oarrrul erueh of the rtatutre we Sallea b 

tlad my etatuto l Bthorlrlng thr eountf to ourf the kind 

of iaetuenee In quoetloa; therefore, lt 18 oar o i~nlon that 

the l ouaty bou not hat* ruthority to sarr# 8u el h!urule8 

and pay the prloo of the praolwe thueoa. 

Tour8 rrrl truly