Legal Opinion
City of Dayton v. Gates
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided January 8, 2004No. 09-03-310 CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.
Mark Gates and Sue Gates sued the City of Dayton, the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Liberty County, and Em-zey Joe Wisegerber, Sr., a volunteer assistant fire chief, for damages resulting from a motor vehicle accident. 1 The trial court denied a plea to the jurisdiction filed by the City and the Fire Department. The issue is whether governmental immunity from suit has been waived.
STANDARD OF REVTEW
A plea to the jurisdiction contests the trial court’s authority to determine the subject matter of the cause of action. See Bland Indep. Sch. Dist. v.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Wichita Falls State Hospital v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. WhitleyTexas Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Bates v. City of Beaumont, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
- Jefferson County, Texas v. A.B. Bernard, Jr. D/B/A BGI Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
- City of Cleburne v. Central Appraisal District of Johnson County and Appraisal Review Board of Johnson County, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
- Connie Hinojosa v. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2018
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