Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Transportation v. City of Sunset Valley
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided December 16, 1999No. 03-98-00660-CVPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK KIDD, Justice.
The Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) brings this interlocutory appeal from a district court decision overruling its plea to the jurisdiction and rendering a partial summary judgment for the City of Sunset Valley (“Sunset Valley”) in a suit for inverse condemnation. In three issues, TxDOT complains that the district court erred in denying its plea to the jurisdiction because (1) Sunset Valley lacks standing to sue for the physical taking of its streets, (2) Sunset Valley lacks standing to sue for any injuries that may result from the increased circuity of travel…
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