Legal Opinion
Gendreau v. Medical Arts Hospital
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided September 27, 2001No. 11-00-00376-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, Justice.
The trial court ruled that it had no jurisdiction in this case because of sovereign immunity, and it granted a plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the lawsuit. We agree with the trial court and affirm its judgment.
The pleaded facts, insofar as the question now before us, are straightforward. Medical Arts Hospital is a hospital owned by Dawson County. The hospital entered into a contract with appellant whereby appellant would perform certain radiology services. Alleging that the hospital had breached the contract by terminating it, appellant sued for damages.
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