Legal Opinion
City of Pasadena v. Thomas
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 31, 2006No. 01-05-00333-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE BLAND, Justice.
The City of Pasadena appeals the trial court’s order denying the City’s plea to the jurisdiction of the court. The City maintains that it is immune from James Thomas’s allegations of negligence and negligent instruction, as pleaded. We hold that Thomas’s pleadings do not allege a claim in negligence for which governmental immunity is waived. We therefore reverse the order of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
In November 2003, Thomas performed community service for the City in lieu of paying a municipal court fine. A city supervisor provided Thomas with a machete and…
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