Legal Opinion

Seals v. City of Dallas

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 26, 2008No. 05-06-01355-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FRANCIS.

DeLisa Seals, Andrea Herring, Daphne Rabon-James, and Simmeana Westbrook, employees in appellee City of Dallas’s Fire-Rescue Department, appeal the trial court’s order granting appellee’s plea to the jurisdiction. In nine issues, appellants contend the trial court has subject matter jurisdiction, Seals and Westbrook have standing to sue, and the trial court should have afforded them the opportunity to amend their pleadings before dismissing the case. We affirm.

In their suit, appellants alleged former Fire Chief Steve Abraira violated appel- lee’s charter,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Texas a & M University System v. KoseogluTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Tooke v. City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Reata Construction Corp. v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. HollandTexas Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Prize Energy Resources, L.P. v. Cliff Hoskins, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  2. Trulock v. City of Duncanville, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
  3. City of Dallas v. Turley, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
  4. City of Dallas v. Woodfield, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
  5. Brantley v. Texas Youth Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2012

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