Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Heard, Goggan, Blair & Williams
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 30, 1996No. 13-93-453-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
DORSEY, Justice.
On original submission we affirmed the grant of summary judgment for appellee. Upon reconsideration we grant rehearing, reverse the judgment below, and remand for trial.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment based on sovereign immunity. The theory is that the law firm representing a governmental entity is shielded from suit by the same immunity that protects the unit of government. Appellee, Heard, Goggan, Blair and Williams, is a law firm collecting delinquent ad valorem taxes for Cameron County, the City of Harlingen and the Har-lingen…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Houston v. First City, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Perry v. TEXAS a & I UNIVERSITY, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
- R.I.O. Systems, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. ScruggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Lyons v. Lindsey Morden Claims Management, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
- Knowles v. City of GranburyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ross v. Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Smith v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
- Cameron County v. Carrillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
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