Legal Opinion

W.W. Webber, L.L.C. v. Harris County Toll Road Authority

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided October 14, 2010No. 14-09-00513-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENT C. SULLIVAN, Justice.

The trial court dismissed, for want of jurisdiction, a lawsuit filed by appellant, W.W. Webber, L.L.C. (“Webber”), against a governmental entity, appellee Harris County Toll Road Authority (“HCTRA”), for breach of contract and quantum meru-it. On appeal, Webber contends HCTRA waived its governmental immunity by conduct. Because the Texas Supreme Court has already rejected waiver by conduct under similar facts, we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

This lawsuit arises from a contract dispute relative to the construction of two sections of the Westpark Tollway, a limited-access…

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