Legal Opinion
Dallas County v. Coskey
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided April 3, 2008No. 05-07-00160-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
In a single issue, Dallas County argues the trial court abused its discretion by denying its Plea to the Jurisdiction and Motion to Dismiss based on section 89.0041 of the local government code because Cayce Coskey failed to deliver written notice of her suit by certified or registered mail as required by the statute. See Tex. Loo. Gov’t Code Ann. § 89.0041(b) (Vernon Supp.2007). Assuming section 89.0041 applies here, we conclude the means for delivering written notice specified therein is not jurisdictional and that Coskey substantially complied with the…
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