TEXAS DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. CROCKETT

No. 13-07-640-CV.

257 S.W.3d 412 (2008)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. Allan A. CROCKETT and Gulf Coast Contractors, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

June 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ratliff, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for appellant.

Horacio L. Barrera, Martinez, Barrera & Martinez, Brownsville, TX, for appellees.

Before Justices YAÑEZ, RODRIGUEZ, and VELA.


OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by Justice VELA.

Appellant, the Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT"), appeals from the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction regarding a counterclaim filed by appellees, Allan A. Crockett and Gulf Coast Contractors, Inc. (collectively "Crockett"). We reverse and render, dismiss Crockett's counterclaim for lack of jurisdiction.

I. BACKGROUND

TxDOT filed suit against Crockett for conversion because TxDOT...

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