Brazoria County v. Colquitt

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellant, Brazoria County’s plea to the jurisdiction. We reverse.

Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

Appellee, Glenn Colquitt was employed by Volt Telecom. On or about December 15, 2005 appellee was working at the Bra-zoria County jail installing telephone cable when the floor in the jail’s second story equipment room collapsed. Appellee fell through the floor allegedly suffering severe and permanent injuries in the process.

On February 9, 2006, appellee filed suit against appellant asserting causes…