Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Johnson County
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided January 30, 2008No. 10-07-00095-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM GRAY, Chief Justice.
Eugene Johnson hanged himself with the mattress cover in a Johnson County jail cell. Appellant brought suit against Johnson County, and now appeals the trial *109court’s dismissal of her cause of action. We affirm.1
In Appellant’s one issue, she contends that the trial court erred in granting Johnson County’s plea to the jurisdiction, which was premised upon governmental immunity.
“Absent an express waiver of its sovereign immunity, the State is generally immune from suit.” State v. Holland, 221 S.W.3d 639, 643 (Tex.2007); accord Lowe v. Tex. Tech. Univ., 540 S.W.2d…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. ShumakeTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Tooke v. City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Arturo Solis v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
- Crosstex North Texas Gathering, L.P. v. Fort Worth & Western Railroad and Cen-Tex Rural Rail Transportation District, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
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