Legal Opinion
City of Irving v. Seppy
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided November 23, 2009No. 05-09-00017-CVPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice MURPHY.
Appellees (collectively, the “Seppy Family”) sued the City of Irving and others because of Rudolph Seppy’s death after he fell from a catwalk in a city-owned theater. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction that the trial court granted in part and denied in part. In a single issue, the City contends it retained immunity for claims arising out of discretionary decisions made in the performance of its governmental function; alternatively, its immunity was not waived under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The City owns and operates the…
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