Legal Opinion
City of Galveston, Dorothy Palumbo, City Attorney and Sterling W. Patrick, Director of Grants and Housing v. CDM Smith, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 2, 2015No. 14-14-00294-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Martha Hill Jamison, Justice
When the legislature enacted chapter 271 of the Local Government Code, it loosened the immunity bar so “that all local governmental entities that have been given or are given the statutory authority to enter into contracts shall not be immune from suits arising from those contracts.” 1 In five issues, appellants City of Galveston, Dorothy Palumbo, and Sterling W. Patrick challenge the trial court’s denial of their plea to the jurisdiction, contending that they are immune from suit in conjunction with claims arising from the City’s contract with appellee CDM…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- The City of El Paso v. Lilli M. HeinrichTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. HollandTexas Supreme Court · 2007
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Alphonso Crutch Life Support Center, Inc. v. Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education in His Official Capacity And John Doe and Jane Doe, in Their Official Capacities, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2016
- Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority v. David Garza and Diane Garza, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2019
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