City of Jefferson v. Vallery

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

We withdraw our opinion of February 11, 2005, and substitute the following in its place. Leronda Vallery fell as she was walking on a small ramp leading into the City of Jefferson’s police department. She had traversed the ramp about once a month for as long as four years when she went to visit her mother, an employee of the police department. Vallery suffered injuries and brought suit against the City. Vallery’s suit was in the nature of a premises liability claim.

The City brought a plea to the trial court’s jurisdiction asserting that, under the rules of…