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This case presents us with the opportunity to re-examine the validity of the doctrine of interspousal immunity. The case originated as a civil action of negligence for personal injuries brought by Kimberly Parmenter Price against her husband, Duane Price.
3 lip 1998 · All that is necessary for it to be asserted between spouses is for the bar of interspousal immunity that prevented one spouse's suing another to be removed, and that has already been done repeatedly.
The Texas legislature has established a single, limited waiver of immunity from suit for breach of contract claims brought against local governmental entities such as school districts under Subchapter I of Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code.
5 kwi 2018 · This article analyzes sovereign immunity and the extent the Texas Legislature waived sovereign immunity through enactment of the Texas Tort Claims Act (the “TCA” or “Act”). The article begins by outlining the application and effect of common-law sovereign immunity. Next, the article analyzes various
25 sty 1978 · In Bounds v. Caudle, 560 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. 1977), the Supreme Court of Texas abolished the doctrine of interspousal immunity as to willful or intentional torts inflicted by one spouse upon the other. Summary of this case from Cluck v. Cluck
24 mar 2022 · What is spousal immunity in Texas? Spousal immunity is a long-standing rule that says an individual cannot be forced to testify against their spouse in a criminal case. The rule, which is defined in 504(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence , was implemented to preserve the integrity and sanctity of marriage.
Kimberly Parmenter Price sued her husband, Duane Price, for personal injuries caused by his negligence, but the trial court dismissed her case based on the doctrine of interspousal immunity. This doctrine says that spouses cannot sue each other for negligence.
