Legal Opinion
Davis v. Burnam
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 13, 2004No. 03-03-00518-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.
The parties in this case present two issues concerning pleas to the jurisdiction. First, we will decide whether a court has jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment concerning an alleged destruction of state records. Second, we will analyze the proper procedure to follow after a court denies a plea to the jurisdiction on a question of statutory construction. 1 For the reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment of the district court in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2003, the Texas House of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Murphy v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Hendee v. Dewhurst, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- City of Round Rock v. Whiteaker, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Somervell County Healthcare Authority v. Sanders, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
- Dewhurst v. Hendee, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
- City of Round Rock and Round Rock Fire Chief Larry Hodge v. Mark Whiteaker, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
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