Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of March 02, 2009

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Doe v. Tex. Ass’n of Sch. Bds., Inc.    No. 02-08-00266-CV    (Mar. 5, 2009)   Livingston, J., joined by McCoy, J., and William Brigham, J. (Senior Justice, Retired, Sitting by Assignment)).

Held:    The trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Appellees Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. and Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Fund because they conclusively established that they were entitled to indemnity based on language contained in a settlement agreement made by the Denton Independent School District and Appellant Jane Doe, individually and as next friend for her minor daughter Sally Doe.

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