Legal Opinion
City of Irving v. Inform Construction, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2006No. 04-0984PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
Inform Construction, Inc. sued the City of Irving for breach of contract. The City filed a counterclaim for breach of the same contract and filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on governmental immunity.
The trial court denied the City’s plea to the jurisdiction, and the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s order. 143 S.W.3d 371. The court of appeals held that the City’s decision to file a counterclaim waived its immunity. Id. at 374.
Based on our reasoning in Reata Construction Corp. v. City of Dallas, 197 S.W.3d 371 (Tex.2006), we agree that the City does not have immunity from suit…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tooke v. City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Reata Construction Corp. v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- City of Houston v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- City of Irving v. Inform Construction, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
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