Legal Opinion
Cornyn v. Akin
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 19, 2001No. 08-00-00358-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
Texas Attorney General John Cornyn, representing the State, appeals from the trial court’s order denying the State’s plea to the jurisdiction. We reverse and remand to the trial court with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
FACTS
H.O. Akin, Jr., Jack Pendergraft and Pen Roy Oil, Inc., Charles Babcock, Elizabeth Babcock, J.H. Tinsley, Nina K. Tins-ley, and Vegas Vegas Amusements, Inc. (plaintiffs) owned and operated “eight-liners,” machines they describe as video games licensed by the State of Texas as amusements. On February 16, 2000, law enforcement…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. MoralesTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Letson v. Barnes, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
- Owens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
- City of Longview v. Head, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000
- Robinson v. Jefferson County, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Potter County Attorney's Office v. Stars & Stripes Sweepstakes, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
- Garza v. Chavarria, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
- Sterling v. San Antonio Police Department, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
- Ryan v. Rosenthal, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
- Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. Rebecca L. Day and Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
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