Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University

951 S.W.2d 401 (1997)

FEDERAL SIGN, Petitioner,

v.

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, Respondent.

No. 94-1317.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Argued November 28, 1995.

Decided June 20, 1997.

Rehearing Overruled October 2, 1997.

Robert A. Plessala, Houston, for Petitioner.

Patrick J. Feeney, Carey E. Smith, Austin, for Respondent.

The issue in this case is whether the sovereign immunity doctrine precludes Federal Sign, a private party, from suing Texas Southern University, a state institution, for breach of contract without legislative permission. The trial court denied TSU's plea to the jurisdiction, which was based…