Legal Opinion
Wasson Interests, Ltd. v. City of Jacksonville, Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 2018No. 17-0198PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boyd
*145 Having granted Petitioner's motion for rehearing, we withdraw the judgment and opinion we issued on June 1, 2018.
This case comes to us for the second time. As we explained the first time, "we have long held that '[a] municipality is not immune from suit for torts committed in the performance of its proprietary functions, as it is for torts committed in the performance of its governmental functions.' " Wasson Interests, Ltd. v. City of Jacksonville ( Wasson I ), 489 S.W.3d 427 , 430 (Tex. 2016) (quoting Tooke v. City of Mexia , 197 S.W.3d 325 , 343 (Tex. 2006) ). As a matter of first…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Tooke v. City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- City of Galveston v. PosnainskyTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- City of Gladewater v. PikeTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- City of Houston v. QuinonesTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Wasson Interests, Ltd. v. City of Jacksonville, TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2016
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