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CITY OF DALLAS v. HUGHES

No. 05-10-00511-CV.

344 S.W.3d 549 (2011)

CITY OF DALLAS, Appellant, v. James Randell HUGHES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

June 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Essenburg , Barbara E. Rosenberg , Patricia M. Medrano , City of Dallas Atty's. Office, Dallas, for Appellant.

Mark Frels , Buddy Apple , Mark H. How , How, Frels, Rohde, Woods & Duke, P.C., Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Justices MURPHY, FILLMORE, and MYERS.

OPINION

Opinion By Justice MURPHY.

Appellee James Randell Hughes sued the City of Dallas under a premises-liability theory for injuries he sustained when he was thrown from his bicycle as he attempted to "jump" protruding wooden planks on a bridge on the White Rock Lake hiking-biking trail. The City appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction, contending Hughes cannot establish the City's gross negligence necessary for a premises-liability claim under...

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