Arnold v. West Bend Co.

OPINION

DAVIE WILSON, Justice.

Samuel E. Arnold, appellant, sued appellees West Bend Co. and Patsy Tarkington, an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, over a defective hot plate. Arnold pleaded for damages in the amount of $262.50. Tarkington filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on (1) lack of subject matter jurisdiction in the district court because the amount in controversy was less than $500.00 1 and (2) governmental immunity. 2 The trial granted Tarkington’s plea to the jurisdiction and allegedly dismissed Arnold’s claims “with prejudice.” Tarkington has now filed a…