Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Transportation v. Bederka
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided February 15, 2001No. 09-00-340-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALKER, Chief Justice.
The Texas Department of Transportation appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction asserting sovereign immunity. Tex. Civ. PRac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (Vernon Supp.2000). The issue presented asks whether sovereign immunity is waived under the Texas Tort Claims Act for failing to place additional or different traffic control devices at an intersection.
On January 8, 1999, Toni Bederka and Stacey Berger were passengers in vehicles that were involved in a collision at the intersection of State Highway 105 and F.M. 1486 in Montgomery County, Texas.1…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boyles v. KerrTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. RodriguezTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Midland v. Sullivan, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
- State v. MiguelTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Sparkman v. MaxwellTexas Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Nueces County v. Ferguson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- City of Mission v. Cantu, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- City of Grapevine v. SipesTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Olivares, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
- City of Fort Worth v. RoblesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
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