Legal Opinion
Engelman Irrigation District v. Shields Brothers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 19, 2015No. NUMBER 13-14-00070-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Memorandum Opinion by
Justice Garza
In this case, we are asked to determine whether a 2006 change in the Texas Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on governmental immunity renders a 1995 judgment void. Appellant Engelman Irrigation District (“EID”) argues that it does and that the trial court therefore erred by denying its motion for summary judgment in a suit filed against appellee Shields Brothers, Inc. (“Shields”). We affirm.
I. Background
The underlying facts of this case are undisputed. In 1992, Shields, a farming business, brought suit against EID alleging breach of contract.…
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