Legal Opinion
State v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided January 29, 2004No. 03-03-00430-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.
In this case, we must decide whether the sovereign immunity doctrine bars appellees, 1 sureties on a performance bond furnished to a construction company that entered into a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation, from filing a counterclaim against the State when the State initiated suit against the sureties on the underlying bond. After Sedona Contracting, Inc., the construction company, agreed to construct a research and technology center for the Department, it defaulted on the contract. The Department terminated Sedona as the contractor on the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Federal Sign v. Texas Southern UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Martin K. Eby Construction Company, Inc. v. Dallas Area Rapid TransitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- State v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandTexas Supreme Court · 2007
- Smith v. Lutz, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Ray Ferguson Interests, Inc. v. Harris County Sports & Convention Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
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