City of Deer Park v. Leonard James Hawkins

Reversed and Rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed March 11, 2014. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-13-00695-CV CITY OF DEER PARK, Appellant V. LEONARD JAMES HAWKINS, Appellee On Appeal from the 334th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-15808 MEMORANDUM OPINION The City of Deer Park appeals the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit filed by appellee, Leonard James Hawkins, under the Texas Tort Claims Act. See

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 101.001

- 101.109 (Vernon 2011 & Supp. 2013). We reverse the trial court’s order and…