Denver City Ind. School v. Moses

10 Citing cases

  1. Thomas v. State

    226 S.W.3d 697 (Tex. App. 2007)   Cited 18 times
    Holding that business's receipt books fall within business-records exception

    Appellants argue that the term "damages," as used in section 17.47(d), includes restitution. In support, appellants cite Denver Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 391 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no writ), and Schein v. Stromboe, 102 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. 2002). In Schein, the supreme court notes that the class-action plaintiffs "claim a number of different type of damages."

  2. City of Canyon v. McBroom

    121 S.W.3d 410 (Tex. App. 2003)   Cited 6 times

    No issue as to the generality of the pleading is before us. The lawsuit is not of a type such as those reflected by Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386 (Tex.App. — Amarillo 2001, no pet.), and Ware v. Miller, 82 S.W.3d 795 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2002, pet. denied). If the plaintiffs had prevailed on the claims asserted in those suits, judgments for money against the governmental entities would have resulted. See Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist., 51 S.W.3d at 392-93; Ware, 82 S.W.3d at 804. If the McBrooms prevail on the claims in their pleadings, a money judgment against the City will not be the result.

  3. Nueces Cty. v. Ferguson

    97 S.W.3d 205 (Tex. App. 2003)   Cited 93 times
    Holding that the plaintiff's suit is for money damages, not for injunctive relief, in part because "while in early portions of the petition [the plaintiff] claims he is seeking a prospective injunction . . ., as well as reinstatement . . ., [the plaintiff] does not request the court to issue a permanent injunction reinstating him in his prior position. . . . Instead, [the plaintiff] asks that upon final trial he receive judgment for the value of the loss of the position . . . and back and front pay, among other money damages. . . ."

    Therefore, sovereign immunity is not waived for a request for declaratory relief that also seeks money damages and such a suit can only be maintained with legislative consent. Id. at 860; see also Fed. Sign, 951 S.W.2d at 405 (even if party did not need legislative consent to pursue a suit to determine its rights, it needed legislative consent to seek its requested money damages from the State; lacking consent, the case was properly dismissed for want of jurisdiction); Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 392 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.)(declaratory judgment action that also sought restitution was a suit for money damages over which the trial court had no subject matter jurisdiction absent the State's consent to suit); TRST Corpus, Inc. v. Fin. Ctr., Inc., 9 S.W.3d 316, 323 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, pet. denied)(a suit seeking a declaratory judgment of rights, money damages, and an order enforcing rights through injunction, judicial foreclosure, and/or constructive trust was a suit against the State for which sovereign immunity was not waived, and so could not be maintained without legislative permission). The Burden on Plaintiffs

  4. City of San Benito v. Ebarb

    88 S.W.3d 711 (Tex. App. 2002)   Cited 33 times
    Holding that immunity bars a suit against a city for lost wages

    Therefore, sovereign immunity is not waived for a request for declaratory relief that seeks money damages and such a suit can only be maintained with legislative consent. Id. at *30; see also Fed. Sign, 951 S.W.2d at 405 (even if party did not need legislative consent to pursue a suit to determine its rights, it needed legislative consent to seek its requested money damages from the State and lacking the same, the case was properly dismissed for want of jurisdiction); Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 392 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.) (declaratory judgment action that also sought restitution was a suit for money damages over which the trial court had no subject matter jurisdiction absent the State's consent to suit); Tex. Dep't of Pub. Transp. v. Jones Bros. Dirt Paving Contractors, 24 S.W.3d 893, 901-02 (Tex.App.-Austin 2000, pet. granted) (petition requesting a purported declaratory judgment which sought damages as relief was obviously aimed at controlling State action or subjecting the State to liability and so did not demonstrate a waiver of sovereign immunity) ; TRST Corpus, Inc. v. Financial Ctr., Inc., 9 S.W.3d 316, 323 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, pet. denied) (a suit seeking a declaratory judgment of rights, money damages and an order enforcing rights through injunction, judicial foreclosure and/or constructive trust, was a suit against the state for which sovereign immunity was not waived and so could not be maintained without legislative permission). The Instant Action

  5. Catalina Development, Inc. v. County of El Paso

    121 S.W.3d 704 (Tex. 2003)   Cited 110 times
    Holding that a newly elected commissioners court exercised discretion in rejecting a contract approved by its predecessor

    See Catalina Dev., Inc. v. County of El Paso, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2003); Jones Bros. Dirt Paving Contractors, Inc., 92 S.W.3d at 485; Pelzel Assocs., Inc., 77 S.W.3d at 252; IT-Davy, 74 S.W.3d at 863; Little-Tex Insulation Co., 39 S.W.3d at 600; Aer-Aerotron, Inc., 39 S.W.3d at 221; Fed. Sign, 951 S.W.2d at 408; see also City of Houston v. Northwood Mun. Util. Dist. No. 1, 73 S.W.3d 304, 313 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, pet. denied); Gendreau v. Med. Arts Hosp., 54 S.W.3d 877, 879 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2001, pet. denied); Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 393 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Int'l Capital Corp., 40 S.W.3d 687, 690 (Tex.App.-Austin 2001, no pet.); Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Rivera, No. 13-01-446-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 7681, at *3 (Corpus Christi Nov. 15, 2001, pet. denied) (not designated for publication); Landry's Crab Shack v. Bd. of Regents, No. 03-00-00690-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6948, at *8-9 (Austin Oct. 18, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Ondemir v. Bexar County Clerk, No. 04-00-00497-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6488, at *6 (San Antonio Sept. 26, 2001, pet. denied) (not designated for publication); O'Dell v. Perry, No. 03-00-00603-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 4367, at *2-3 (Austin June 29, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Tex. A M Univ. Sys. v. AFEX Corp., No. 03-00-00222-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 1266, at *4-5 (Austin Feb. 28, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication).

  6. Travis Cty. v. Pelzel Assoc

    77 S.W.3d 246 (Tex. 2002)   Cited 146 times
    Holding that section 89.004 does not waive a county's immunity from suit

    See IT-Davy, 74 S.W.3d at 863; Gen. Servs. Comm'n v. Little-Tex Insulation Co., 39 S.W.3d 591 (Tex. 2001); Texas Dep't of Transp. v. Are-Aerotron, Inc., 39 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. 2001); Federal Sign, 951 S.W.2d at 408; Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Int'l Capital Corp., 40 S.W.3d 687 (Tex.App.-Austin 2001, no pet.); Denver City Ind. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); Gendreau v. Medical Arts Hosp., 54 S.W.3d 877 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2001, pet. filed); City of Houston v. Northwood Mun. Util. Dist. No. 1, 73 S.W.3d 304 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.); Tex. Dept. of Pub. Safety v. Rivera, No. 13-01-00446-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 7681 (Corpus Christi Nov. 15, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Landry's Crab Shack v. Bd. of Regents, No. 03-00-00690-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6948 (Austin Oct. 18, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Ondemir v. Bexar County Clerk, No. 04-00-00497-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6488 (San Antonio Sept. 26, 2001, pet. denied) (not designated for publication); O'Dell v. Perry, No. 03-00-00603-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 4367 (Austin June 29, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); State DOT v. Ramirez, No. 03-00-00594-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 2192 (Austin Apr. 5, 2001, pet. filed) (not designated for publication); Texas AM Univ. Sys. v. AFEX Corp., No. 03-00-00222-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS

  7. Texas Department of Transportation v. Jones Bros. Dirt & Paving Contractors, Inc.

    92 S.W.3d 477 (Tex. 2002)   Cited 37 times
    Concluding that the court of appeals erred by allowing the plaintiff the opportunity to re-plead when it was apparent that the plaintiff had failed to exhaust its administrative remedies before suing and the governmental entity was immune from a breach of contract claim

    Dirt Paving Contractors, Inc., 73 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. 2002); Travis County v. Pelzel Assocs., 77 S.W.3d 246 (Tex. 2002); TNRCC v. IT-Davy, 74 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. 2002); Gen. Servs. Comm'n v. Little-Tex Insulation Co., 39 S.W.3d 591 (Tex. 2001); Tex. Dep't of Transp. v. Are-Aerotron, Inc., 39 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. 2001); Federal Sign v. Tex. S. Univ., 951 S.W.2d 401 (Tex. 1997); Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Int'l Capital Corp., 40 S.W.3d 687 (Tex.App.-Austin 2001, no pet.); Denver City Ind. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); Gendreau v. Medical Arts Hosp., 54 S.W.3d 877 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2001, pet. filed); City of Houston v. Northwood Mun. Util. Dist. No. 1, 73 S.W.3d 304 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.); Tex. Dept. of Pub. Safety v. Rivera, No. 13-01-00446-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 7681 (Corpus Christi Nov. 15, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Landry's Crab Shack v. Bd. of Regents, No. 03-00-00690-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6948 (Austin Oct. 18, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Ondemir v. Bexar County Clerk, No. 04-00-00497-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6488 (San Antonio Sept. 26, 2001, pet. denied) (not designated for publication); O'Dell v. Perry, No. 03-00-00603-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 4367 (Austin June 29, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); State DOT v. Ramirez, No. 03-00-00594-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 2192 (Austin Apr. 5, 2001, pet. filed) (not designated for publication); Tex. AM Univ. Sys. v. AFEX Corp., No. 03-00-00222-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS

  8. Texas Natural Resources Conservation v. It-Davy

    74 S.W.3d 849 (Tex. 2002)   Cited 1,321 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff "cannot circumvent the State's sovereign immunity from suit by characterizing a suit for money damages, such as a contract dispute, as a declaratory-judgment claim"

    See Gen. Servs. Comm'n v. Little-Tex Insulation Co., 39 S.W.3d 591, 600 (Tex. 2001); Texas Dep't of Transp. v. Are-Aerotron, Inc., 39 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. 2001); Federal Sign v. Texas S. Univ., 951 S.W.2d 401, 408 (Tex. 1997); Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Int'l Capital Corp., 40 S.W.3d 687 (Tex.App.-Austin 2001, no pet.); Denver City Ind. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); Gendreau v. Medical Arts Hosp., 54 S.W.3d 877 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2001, pet. filed); City of Houston v. Northwood Mun. Util. Dist. No. 1, 73 S.W.3d 304 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.); Tex. Dept. of Pub. Safety v. Rivera, No. 13-01-00446-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 7681 (Corpus Christi Nov. 15, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Landry's Crab Shack v. Bd. of Regents, No. 03-00-00690-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6948 (Austin Oct. 18, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); Ondemir v. Bexar County Clerk, No. 04-00-00497-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 6488 (San Antonio Sept. 26, 2001, pet. denied) (not designated for publication); O'Dell v. Perry, No. 03-00-00603-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 4367 (Austin June 29, 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication); State DOT v. Ramirez, No. 03-00-00594-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 2192 (Austin Apr. 5, 2001, pet. filed) (not designated for publication); Texas AM Univ. Sys. v. AFEX Corp., No. 03-00-00222-CV, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS

  9. Jarvis v. Peltier

    400 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App. 2013)   Cited 23 times
    Holding that an "option to purchase" provision in a contract did not provide an option agreement because it did not give the buyer a right to compel sale of the property and did not state a fixed purchase price

    To resolve the question, we consider Jarvis's prayer for relief in the context of the language in the entire body of the petition, rather than along with paragraph 9 only. See Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 391–92 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); In re City of Dallas, 977 S.W.2d 798, 804 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1998, orig. proceeding). In paragraphs 1 through 7 of his petition, Jarvis alleged a breach of contract claim against Smith for selling the four acre tract to Peltier without first offering it to Jarvis as required by the option agreement.

  10. State v. City of Galveston

    175 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2004)   Cited 9 times

    152 (Vernon 1996 Supp. 2004-2005) (school districts); cf. TEX. CIV. PRAC. REM. CODE ANN. § 101.001(3)(B) (Vernon 1997) (including school district as political subdivision for purposes of TTCA).See Hays County v. Hays County Water Planning P'ship, 106 S.W.3d 349, 358 (Tex.App.-Austin 2003, no pet.) (indicating that partnership plaintiff was community group of property owners); Tex. Mun. Power Agency v. Pub. Util. Com'n, 100 S.W.3d 510, 513 (Tex.App.-Austin 2003, pet. denied) (city and Public Utility Commission as defendants); Tex. Dep't of Transp. v. City of Floresville Elec. Power Light Sys., 53 S.W.3d 447, 449-50 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2001, no pet.) (TxDOT as counter-defendant); Denver City Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Moses, 51 S.W.3d 386, 389 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.) (Texas Education Agency and its commissioner as defendants); Harris County v. Cypress Forest Pub. Util. Dist. of Harris County, 50 S.W.3d 551 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, no pet.). Conclusion