Legal Opinion

Williamson County v. Voss

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided May 1, 2009No. 03-08-00557-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIANE M. HENSON, Justice.

Appellant Williamson County (“the County”) brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in a suit for property damages resulting from a collision between appellee Dan Voss’s vehicle and a tractor owned and operated by the County. The County asserts on appeal that the trial court erred in denying its plea to the jurisdiction because there is no waiver of sovereign immunity. Because we hold that sovereign immunity is waived under section 101.021 of the civil practice and remedies code, we affirm the trial court’s…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
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  4. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Leleaux v. Hamshire-Fannett Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Guillermo Ochoa-Cronfel v. Patrick C. Murray, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015

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