DISTRICT v. GREAT AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. 14-10-01040-CV.

359 S.W.3d 736 (2011)

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

December 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vince Ryan , Bruce S. Powers , Houston, for appellant.

Patricia M. Rosendahl , Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices FROST, JAMISON, and McCALLY.


OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

A county flood control district brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in a suit brought by a performance-bond surety. We conclude that the Texas Legislature has waived the district's immunity from suit as to (1) the surety's claim for breach of a purchase order and (2) the surety's claims for equitable subrogation and...

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