Legal Opinion

Osburn v. Denton County

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 2004No. 2-02-340-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

This is an appeal concerning the payment of funds deposited into the registry of the court to the wrong person. Appellants, the persons who were entitled to the funds, sued Denton County, the Denton County Judge, and the current and former Denton County District Clerks (“appel-lees”) to recover the funds. The trial court sustained appellees’ plea to the jurisdiction. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

There are three underlying lawsuits leading to this appeal.

The first lawsuit settled. A dispute existed between…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  4. County of Cameron v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Bell v. City of Grand Prairie, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
  2. Smith v. City of League City, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
  3. Mantri v. Bergman, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  4. the City of Keller v. Kimberlee Diane Meadors Hall and A. Thomas Hall, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2014
  5. Bell v. CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005

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