Opinions

Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, Justice Brown, and Justice Busby joined. PDF

Justice Boyd delivered a concurring opinion, in which Justice Blacklock joined.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Reverse & Render
COA Docket No.:	03-17-00640-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable David E. Puryear

Trial Court

Trial Court:	169th District Court
County:	Bell
Trial Judge:	Honorable Phillip O. Vick
Trial Docket:	289,598-C

Date	Event	Outcome
2019-07-26	Mandate issued
2019-06-14	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
2019-06-14	Concurring Opinion issued.	Issued
2019-06-14	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between February 21, 2019 and June 14, 2019.
2019-02-21	Oral argument
2019-02-15	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-02-15	Electronic communication sent to Party
2019-02-15	Motion to Argue disposed	Filing granted
2019-02-13	Motion to Argue filed
2019-02-08	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2019-02-06	Letter Filed
2019-02-04	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-01-29	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-01-29	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-01-18	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2019-01-18	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2019-01-18	Petition for Review granted
2018-12-04	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2018-11-19	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2018-10-29	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2018-10-18	Case Record Filed
2018-10-02	Record Requested in Petition for Review
2018-09-28	Brief on the Merits Requested
2018-09-11	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2018-09-04	Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed
2018-09-04	MET to file reply disposed of	Filing granted
2018-08-20	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2018-07-20	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2018-06-19	Case forwarded to Court
2018-06-13	Response Waiver filed
2018-05-14	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2018-04-10	Clerk's Record
2018-04-10	Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2018-04-10	Court reporter/recorder's record
2018-04-10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-04-09	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed

Party	Counsel	Role
King, Cody	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli	Petitioner
King, Tiffany (Individually and as The Personal Representative of The Estate Of Heike King, Deceased)	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli	Petitioner
Worsdale, Joy (Individually and As The Personal Representative of The Estate of Scott Worsdale, Deceased)	Mr. Tyler B. Talbert	Petitioner
King, Russell	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli	Petitioner
Worsdale, Betty	Mr. Tyler B. Talbert	Petitioner
City of Killeen, Texas	Mr. Patrick C. Bernal Ms. Megan Robbins Santee	Respondent
Martinez, Ingeborg	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli	Petitioner
Martinez, Manuel	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli Mr. Jody D. Leake	Petitioner
Worsdale, James	Mr. Benjamin C. Yelverton Mr. Tyler B. Talbert	Petitioner
Warmbier, Laura (As Next Friend of Sommer Warmbier)	Mr. Scott R. Crivelli	Petitioner

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
The State of Texas	Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Mr. John C. Sullivan Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Mr. Joshua T. Wilson