Legal Opinion
Angleton Danbury Hospital District v. Chavana
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided October 7, 2003No. 14-03-00393-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.
In this medical malpractice action, An-gleton Danbury Hospital District d/b/a An-gleton Danbury Medical Center (the “district”) appeals the trial court’s denial of its plea to the jurisdiction 1 on the ground that Veronica and Oscar Chavana (the “Chava-nas”) failed to satisfy the notice or tangible personal property requirements of the Texas Tort Claims Act 2 (the “Act”). We affirm.
Standard of Review
Governmental immunity from suit defeats a trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction. Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Whitley, 104 S.W.3d 540, 542 (Tex.2003).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Cathey v. BoothTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. WhitleyTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- City of Houston v. Daniels, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- Crane County v. Saults, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. SimonsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston v. Teresa McQueen and Clarence McQueen, Jr., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Lance McKenzie, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Courtney McKenzie-Thue (Deceased), Deborah Diver, Individually and as Next Friend of Jensen O'Hara, a MinorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Brian F. Wilson v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2023
- City of Houston v. Marvis Huff, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023
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