Legal Opinion
Somervell County Healthcare Authority v. Sanders
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided June 22, 2005No. 10-04-00077-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
Somervell County Healthcare Authority d/b/a Glen Rose Medical Center Nursing Home (Nursing Home) appeals the trial court’s denial of its plea to the jurisdiction premised on sovereign immunity. Because the pleadings do not allege that the death in question was caused by a condition or use of tangible personal or real property, we will reverse and render.
Edwin H. Clayton was a resident of the Glen Rose Medical Center Nursing Home (Nursing Home), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Somervell County Healthcare Authority. While there Clayton slipped and fell on urine…
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