**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS )3**  **” ““**  **’**

AUSTIN
April 14, 1999Hon. T. X. Trimble,April 14, 1939, ?age 2

sohoolbuilding,across the sohool grounds, up and down stairsat the school,or in walking in the hallsmight have an accidentand the Roard be he14 liable. Is then, any liability to the Board in thie ease? R4. The Board owus as one of its buildings an audltorlum

and public sohoolprogramsare &given in this auditorium. Great number0 of +paople attend. Trefrlo is heevy sometimesaround the bull

!l la&s. It has been he14 that the Boer4 might EK:'-

Iable lf may onm were 

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l 0014ent at the ru4Itoorl8m. Im thery auy liability in thl8.uwml8.TAon. T. Y. Trlmble,April 14, 1939, page 3

rule in 19 R. C. L. Section 402, p. 1124, applyin: the doctrineabove mentioned,suoh corporations are not liable for personalinjuries to pupils resulting from the defeotlvscondition of the school buildings,or fmm the negllgenoe or the person In oherge thereof. In the seotlon olted it 1s said that - - -S
**In such a ease, it can make no-dltrerenoe that the duty or maintelnln~the pub110 sohool, in oonneotion with whloh the injury 000~rro4,

ua8 voluntarilyassume4 un4er **par** mi88iW 8tatute rather thqn &10U4 by~a **OOP-** -4 or the Lsgislature.~W
The **cow** or Braua f. **Trustee8** or xgotorIo Indondent School D18trlot, (T. &A. 19W) ll#iS. 'I. (M) ,GF nrit

0r l **iror ~retucl0d,**  **8hc+ad be**  **pmioauw ooarid-**  .l&ia.th%8 OOMOOtiOll. a at .M80 th0 -rd. Of TXWbb;. Or the **Independent** DI8trfOtw 8Udror aeglltpik+.-la$* ti;a 8Oh0Of Ohild-lh0 ?Ou frCWa'b&th~BB 4b$~.%hO7813h@0&,... 

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**into a**  **fI ’** **O8hly pad**  t-e **harim** 8tiff’Ma **-2.:** ylel4lnS bmneher .aa4 was **themby ln)urwl.**  **Thaaq** heLd that **there** -8~W Uablllty on thcpart or t&e'Doar&or =,'~.' +Tl'u8tee8 an4 io the OO!lr80 Of the OQipiOn 8tat.d:

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The re eon be no~qw8tiO@ but that a **lndepondent** 8OhOO1 dir**triOt** i8 an.a@#tlw Of the 6td@,yUtdj Whih l **XUOi8i~ ~~Wl**  **’ ZlWltkl.**  fUllOtiOll8,~ **18.** IlOt

**+Il W&&&**  **iOr it8**  **XI~,@i~OO in**  **a** OUit **800natng**

(CitilUJ **00808). However,**  **if** mob a **dl8trloC may**  properlyl 

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the exerol8e or h govenumnt81 **powr.~,** Pub110 8oho0~ are **ooaduoted for**  the benefit Or the entire 8t8te by 6 gOwXBWntti agenoy an4 lt matters not whether auoh:8ahoolsHon. T. M. Thimble,April 14, 1959, Page 4

are oonduoted**by** the tNstse8 of a aeon so)1001 dietriotor trustee-s or en lndependent district. It is not a run0ti0n uudertaken for the privateadrautegeand enzi,it of the loaelltyend its inhabitants.

. when employeesor the Viotorla IndependentSchool Districtplauted the llgustrum **tree near**  **and** under the **buttress on**  the left side or the rront step8 or the AUtahellsohool bull4lngau4uhen theyprune4aultriaPldthet~thO~ltUO~ddin6-td?MOtlon~M6 **had mot**  alme Mid0 

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‘Said **ind8p8IId8h 8uh001**  **dietdot** shrill not be liableror **damgem or**  **any kind**  **to** any **per8011**

**or penon**  **lnjnnd or**  **killed on**  **the ’**  or predsea eontrolled by said board, the jurPisdlrtloo thereof." **prOp8TtJ' or**  under

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