Legal Opinion
Kerr v. Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 14, 2001No. 01-00-01269-CVPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
This is an appeal of an order of the trial court granting The Texas Department of Transportation’s (“TxDOT”) plea to the jurisdiction and dismissing TxDOT from this lawsuit. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Edward A. and Norma Kerr, along with approximately 360 other plaintiffs (“plaintiffs”), sued TxDOT, Harris County Flood Control District, Harris County, two municipal utility districts, seven real estate developers, and seven engineering companies, contending that their activities within the White Oak Bayou watershed since 1984 caused flooding of the watershed on or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Tyler v. LikesTexas Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by38 opinions
- City of Dallas v. JenningsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Texas Southern University v. State Street Bank & Trust Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
- Harris County Flood Control District v. KerrTexas Supreme Court · 2016
- City of Houston v. Boyle, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- Villarreal v. Harris County, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
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