Legal Opinion
City of Orange v. Jackson
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided August 8, 1996No. 09-95-372CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILL, Justice (Assigned).
The City of Orange appeals from the denial of its motion for summary judgment in an action brought by the estate and survivors of Elvida Jeanice Jordan, who died after being arrested and placed in the Orange County jail by police officers of the City of Orange. This interlocutory appeal is authorized by Tex. Civ. PRAc. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(5) (Vernon 1986 & Supp.1996). The City contends in four points of error that the trial court erred in denying its motion for summary judgment because: (1) it is entitled to sovereign immunity since no tangible personal or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Kerrville State Hospital v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- City of Waco v. Hester, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1991
- Vela v. City of McAllen, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Nueces County v. Ferguson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- City of Mission v. Cantu, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. Pitonyak, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Perez v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
- City of El Paso v. Hernandez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
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