Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Transportation v. Able
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 2000No. 99-0108PublishedCited by 469 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gonzales
in which Justice ENOCH, Justice BAKER, Justice ABBOTT, Justice HANKINSON and Justice O’NEILL joined.
A jury found that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) did not negligently cause a fatal automobile accident on a high occupancy vehicle lane. We must decide whether the State has waived sovereign immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act when a state agency has entered into a joint enterprise with another governmental unit that is found to have negligently caused the accident. The jury *610found that there was a joint enterprise and the trial court determined the State waived sovereign…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Gee v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by469 opinions
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