Legal Opinion
Hillman v. Nueces Cnty.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 8, 2017No. NUMBER 13–16–00012–CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez
Appellant Eric D. Hillman appeals from the trial court's grant of a plea to the jurisdiction filed by appellees Nueces County, Mark Skurka, and Nueces County District Attorney's Office (collectively the County). By one issue, Hillman contends that immunity from his suit for wrongful termination has been waived by the County. We affirm.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW AND APPLICABLE LAW
The purpose of a plea to the jurisdiction is to "defeat a cause of action *185without regard to whether the claims asserted have merit." Bland Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Blue , 34 S.W.3d…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Eric D. Hillman v. Nueces County, Texas and Nueces County District Attorney's OfficeTexas Supreme Court · 2019