Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Diane Sanchez
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided October 27, 2014No. 05-13-01651-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice O’Neill
Appellees/cross-appellants Diane and Arnold Sanchez sued the City of Dallas for negligence connected with the death of their son, Matthew. The City filed a motion to dismiss under Rule 91a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The trial court granted the motion in part and denied it in part. Both parties filed an interlocutory appeal. We affirm the trial court’s order.
Background
A. Rule 91a
Rule 91a permits a party to move to dismiss a cause of action “on the grounds that it has no basis in law or fact.” The rule provides that “[a] cause of action has no basis in law…
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Dallas v. Diane Sanchez, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Matthew Sanchez, and Arnold SanchezTexas Supreme Court · 2016
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- Eric Drake v. Chase Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2014
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