Legal Opinion
Jones v. City of Dallas
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided May 18, 2010No. 05-08-01296-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice MARTIN RICHTER.
Leonard Jones (“Jones”) operated two golf courses for the City of Dallas (“City”) pursuant to a written contract. Jones sued the City to recover “equitable compensation” allegedly due under the contract. The City filed a plea to jurisdiction, which was granted by the trial court. Jones raises five issues on appeal. He contends the trial court erred in granting the plea to jurisdiction because: 1) sovereign immunity was waived under Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code, 2) he was not required to give notice to the City pursuant to local ordinance as…
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