the City of Houston v. Kiju Joh

Affirmed and Opinion filed February 2, 2012. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-11-00853-CV THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant V. KIJU JOH, Appellee On Appeal from the 234th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2010-29710 OPINION Kiju Joh sued the City of Houston under the Texas Tort Claims Act for personal injuries she allegedly sustained after stepping into an uncovered utility hole in a pedestrian crosswalk in downtown Houston, Texas. The trial court denied the City‘s plea to the jurisdiction, and this expedited interlocutory appeal ensued. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. &…