Legal Opinion
POTTER COUNTY v. Tuckness
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided March 12, 2010No. 07-09-00163-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.
Appellant Potter County brings this interlocutory appeal from an order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. 1 The County contends it is immune from suit in the underlying action to recover health care benefits brought by appellees Ronda Tuckness and her husband Michael Tuckness. Finding the County’s governmental immunity has not been waived, we will reverse the order of the trial court and render judgment dismissing the Tucknesses case for want of jurisdiction.
Background
According to the live petition of the Tucknesses, 2 Mrs. Tuckness is employed by the…
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