the City of El Paso v. Armando Chacon

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS)

THE CITY OF EL PASO, ) No. 08-03-00354-CV)

Appellant, ) Appeal from)

v. ) 327th District Court)

ARMANDO CHACON, ) of El Paso County, Texas)

Appellee. ) (TC# 2001-4755)

OPINION

The City of El Paso appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss based on a plea to the jurisdiction pursuant to Section 51.014(a)(8) of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code. We affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

On January 7, 2000, Armando Chacon was walking along a public sidewalk in the 3600 block of Dyer Street in El Paso County, Texas. Near the intersection of McKinley and…