Legal Opinion
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. v. Irving Independent School District
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2006No. 04-0175PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. sued Irving Independent School District for breach of a contract to construct a new middle school, violations of the Prompt Pay Act, TEX. GOV’T CODE §§ 2251.001-.055, and quantum meruit The trial court sustained the District’s plea to the jurisdiction based on immunity from suit and dismissed the case, and a divided court of appeals affirmed. 123 S.W.3d 63, 65-68 (Tex.App. — Dallas 2004). Satter-field contends that the District’s immunity is waived by section 11.151(a) of the Education Code, which states:
The trustees of an independent school district…
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