Legal Opinion
the Village of Tiki Island v. Premier Tierra Holdings, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 24, 2015No. 14-14-00629-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Ken Wise, Justice
In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, a city appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction filed in response to a developer’s declaratory judgment action for a determination of the developer’s vested rights in a proposed development project. Because no justiciable controversy exists, we dismiss the case for want of jurisdiction.
Factual Background
Premier Tierra Holdings, Inc., owns a tract of property in the Village of Tiki Island (the City), located in Galveston County. Premier desires to develop or sell the property for a mixed-use marina development (the…
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