Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Patterson
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided March 25, 2010No. 13-08-00199-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice BENAVIDES.
John Scott Fleming, appellant, appeals from the trial court’s order granting pleas to the jurisdiction in favor of appellees, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner of the State of Texas (“Patterson”), and the City of Corpus Christi (the “City”). We affirm.
I. Background
Fleming initially sued the State of Texas and the City asserting ownership of certain lots on Mustang Island near Corpus Christi, Texas. The lots were included in land the State leased to the City. Fleming claimed that the State and the City, as the State’s lessee, had no rights to the property…
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