Bell v. City of Dallas

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice O’NEILL.

Herbert J. Bell, Jr. and Margaret C. Bell appeal a judgment granted in favor of appellees Johnson Brothers Corporation and the City of Dallas. In two issues, the Bells contend the trial court erred in (1) granting Johnson Brothers’s motion for summary judgment, and (2) granting the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

In 1987, the Bells purchased a residential lot in the City of Dallas and caused a home and in-ground pool to be constructed on the lot. At the time the Bells purchased the lot,…