Supreme Court of Texas

A causeway's particular characteristics, a large block of non-working streetlights, and defendants' own knowledge of danger to causeway users, give rise to a premises-defect claim and waiver of immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/03/2001
• Decided 05/23/2002
• Published 05/23/2002

Judges

• Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Christian Kraehe, Willette & Guerra, Brownsville, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian L. Jensen, Jensen Rosen & Steinberg, Houston, David T. Bright, Watts & Heard, Corpus Christi, Joseph Prestia, Prestia & Ornelas, Edinburg, for respondent.