Legal Opinion
Erik Leonard v. Billy Burge
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided April 11, 2002No. 09-01-00387-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD L. WALKER, Chief Justice.
On December 14, 2000, Erik Leonard filed a petition contesting the 2000 arena referendum set by the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. The contestee, Billy Burge, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, filed a plea to the jurisdiction. The trial court granted the plea and dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction.
In support of his argument that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the contest for lack of jurisdiction, Leonard raises the following points of error:
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Jordan v. Norman, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1986
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