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BELL v. DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS & PUBLIC TRANSP.

No. 01-96-00060-CV.

945 S.W.2d 292 (1997)

Nathan E. BELL and Robert Williams, Jr., Appellants, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

April 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Bell, Galveston, for Appellants.

Rodney D. Parrott, Austin, for Appellee.

Before ANDELL, NUCHIA and COHEN, JJ.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

This case arises from a dispute over title to land between appellants (Bell) and appellee (the State). Bell sought a declaratory judgment that he owned the property. The trial judge dismissed the cause for want of jurisdiction because Bell did not have legislative consent to sue the State. We reform the judgment, and as so reformed, affirm.

Bell alleged the State built a highway on his property. The trial judge previously...

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