Legal Opinion

City of Round Rock v. Whiteaker

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided November 16, 2007No. 03-07-00009-CVPublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.

We withdraw our opinion, concurring opinion and judgment issued September 14, 2007, and substitute the following in its place. We overrule appellants’ motion for rehearing.

This appeal is the latest in the rapidly-evolving jurisprudence addressing, in light of City of Houston v. Williams,1 the extent to which governmental immunity bars suits arising from alleged violations of local government code chapter 143. Mark Whi-teaker, a lieutenant in the Round Rock Fire Department, sued the City of Round Rock and its fire chief, Larry Hodge (collectively, the City),…

2Cases cited86 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Anderson v. City of Seven PointsTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. The City of El Paso v. Lilli M. HeinrichTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. BP America Production Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  3. Brennan v. City of Willow ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. City of El Paso, Mayor Oscar Leeser, City Representatives Emma Acosta, Carl L. Robinson, Michiel R. Noe, Courtney C. Niland, Ann Morgan Lilly, Larry Romero, Claudia Ordaz and Lily Limon v. Waterblasting Technologies, Inc. and Thomas G. Wicker, Jr., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
  5. Richardson Hospital Authority v. Pacidus Nnamdi Duru, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2012

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