Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Albert
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided August 27, 2004No. 05-03-01297-CV to 05-03-01300-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice MORRIS.
In these interlocutory appeals, we are presented with the issue of whether the City of Dallas waived its sovereign immunity from suit and, therefore, subjected itself to the jurisdiction of the trial court. Among the several grounds for asserting that such a waiver occurred, appellees contend the City invoked the trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction when it filed counterclaims seeking affirmative relief. This Court recently addressed this issue in City of Irving v. Inform Construction, Inc., No. 05-03-01460-CV, — S.W.3d -, 2004 WL 1852795 (Tex.App.-Dallas…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Federal Sign v. Texas Southern UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- City of San Benito v. Ebarb, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Dallas Independent School District v. PorterTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- City of Irving v. Inform Construction, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Dallas v. Albert, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
- Ray Ferguson Interests, Inc. v. Harris County Sports & Convention Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- City of Dallas v. Saucedo-Falls, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
- Carroll Independent School District v. J & a Construction Services Group, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Carroll Independent School District v. J & a Construction Services Group, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
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