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COUNTY OF ZAPATA v. LOPEZ

No. 04-00-00630-CV.

61 S.W.3d 581 (2001)

The COUNTY OF ZAPATA, Appellant, v. Hector LOPEZ, Olga Lopez, and Hector Lopez, Jr., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

August 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa M. Mount, William L. Hubbard, Hodge, James & Hernandez, L.L.P., Harlingen, for Appellant.

Luciano Adrain Ridriguez, Laredo, for Appellee.

Sitting: TOM RICKHOFF, CATHERINE STONE and PAUL W. GREEN, Justices.

OPINION

TOM RICKHOFF, Justice.

The appellees sued the County of Zapata for negligence arising from the destruction of their home by a fire. The County filed a plea to the jurisdiction and motion for summary judgment claiming that appellees' allegations did not support a waiver of sovereign immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. The trial court denied the plea and motion. We reverse the trial court's order because the appellees' claims are barred by Texas...

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