Legal Opinion
the City of Dallas v. Thomas A. Davenport
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided December 16, 2013No. 05-13-00039-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice LANG-MIERS.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying the City of Dallas’s plea to the jurisdiction on Thomas A. Davenport’s premise defect claim. Davenport sued the City for damages arising from personal injuries he sustained when he fell on a slippery substance in the terminal at Dallas Love Field Airport. The City argues that the trial court erred by denying its plea to the jurisdiction because it had governmental immunity from Davenport’s claim. The resolution of the issues on appeal turns on whether Davenport was a licensee or an invitee at the…
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