Legal Opinion
Brown v. Texas Department of Transportation & Cameron County
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 17, 2000No. 13-98-499-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YANEZ, Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, appellants challenge the trial court’s dismissal of their claims against appellees, Cameron County (the County) and the Texas Department of Transportation (Tx DOT), on the basis that the claims are barred by sovereign immunity. We reverse.
This case resulted from an auto accident which occurred on the Queen Isabella Causeway (the Causeway), which links South Padre Island and the South Texas mainland. On September 14, 1996, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Nolan Brown lost control of his truck as he crossed the Causeway and collided with the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Union Pump Co. v. AllbrittonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- City of Austin v. L.S. Ranch, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
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3Cited by17 opinions
- County of Cameron v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Damon Chappell and Kimberly Chappell v. William Allen D/B/A Double A. Setters and Williams Scotsman, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2013
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Arzate, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
- State, Department of Transportation v. Barraza, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
- Martin Rodriguez v. Cemex, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2019
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