Legal Opinion
Harris County Flood Control District v. Lance Halstead
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided March 8, 2022No. 14-20-00457-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and Rendered and Opinion filed March 8, 2022. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-20-00457-CV HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant V. LANCE HALSTEAD, Appellee On Appeal from the 127th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2018-33563 OPINION Harris County Flood Control District (“HCFCD”) appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. While clearing trees as a subcontractor chainsaw operator in a HCFCD right of way, Lance Halstead was injured when a tree he was cutting fell and struck him. After he sued HCFCD for negligence, HCFCD filed a plea…
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