Court Opinion

ID: 9656957
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 20:09:14.85071+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:39.106875
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SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice,
dissenting on denial of further reconsideration en banc, joined by Justice GREEN and Justice ANGELINI.
This Court’s duty is clear: It must follow the pronouncements of the Supreme Court of Texas. Lofton v. Texas Brine Corp., 777 S.W.2d 384, 386 (Tex.1989). And the Supreme Court’s pronouncement of the law applicable to this dispute could not be more clear: “[A] court must measure good faith in official immunity cases against a standard of objective legal reasonableness without regard to the officer’s subjective state of mind.” Wadewitz v. Montgomery, 951 S.W.2d 464, 466 (Tex.1997). In defiance of the Supreme Court’s pronouncement, the majority holds “we are not required to turn a blind eye to evidence of bad faith.” I dissent.