Legal Opinion
Bell v. CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided April 20, 2005No. 05-03-01749-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MAZZANT.
Scott R. Bell, Christopher W. Bly, John T. Blake, Darwyn B. Case, Mark Fischer, Boyd Hansbro, David P. Lane, Thomas Lee Mendenhall, Branten C. Rose, Derek Townsend, and Darrell Vick are firefighters for the City of Grand Prairie, Texas (the City) who sued the City for violating their seniority pay rights under chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction asserting governmental immunity from suit, which the trial court granted, dismissing appellants’ suit. Appellants contend (Í) the City’s immunity from suit was…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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