Legal Opinion
Nueces County v. San Patricio County
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2008No. 07-0166PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Nueces County collected ad valorem taxes on property later determined in a boundary dispute to belong to its neighbor San Patricio County. We must decide whether governmental immunity protects Nueces County from San Patricio County’s suit to recover the taxes that it paid. We hold that it does, and reverse the court of appeals’ judgment.
San Patricio County sued Nueces County under Local Government Code section 72.009 to establish their common boundary line. See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 72.009. As part of that suit, San Patricio County sought to recover taxes that Nueces County had collected on…
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