Legal Opinion
City of Edinburg v. A.P.I. Pipe & Supply, LLC
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 4, 2010No. 13-09-00159-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice BENAVIDES.
Appellants, the City of Edinburg (the “City”) and the Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDot”), appeal the trial court’s denial of their plea to the jurisdiction in favor of appellees, API Pipe and Supply, LLC and Paisano Service Co., Inc. (collectively “API/Paisano”). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (Vernon 2008). By one issue, the City and TxDot argue that they have sovereign immunity from API/Paisano’s claims. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND 1
A. Original Suit for Condemnation
On February 24, 2003, the City filed a petition for condemnation…
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