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PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY v. AARON

No. 01-12-00373-CV.

415 S.W.3d 355 (2013)

PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, Appellant v. Agnes A. AARON; Jimmy L. Alberte and Patricia Alberte; Robert L. Anselmi; Mike Argo and Dede Argo; Gary Arrant; Roger Ashton; Patricia Ayers; Adam Barr; Billy Bowen; James Allen Brown; Robert Bunker; Michael Burgett; Gilbert Cade and Portia Cade; Joe William Canas; Cristoral Carlos and Bridgette Carlos; Martha Joyce Cash; Dudley Chambers and Linda Chambers; Charles P. Christensen; William S. Davis; Judy Dietrich; David Fain and Daniel Fain; Scott Fleming; Melanie Frick; Audrey Gamble; Albert A. Garcia, Jr.; Leonel Garcia; Jerry Gardner and Grace Gardner; Carolyn Gloyna; Robert Goebel; Paul Hamilton and Toni Hamilton; Douglas W. Heintschel and Joel Heintschel; Tom Henderson and Shelley Henderson; Roy Jamail and Mary Jamail; Todd Johnson and Jennifer Johnson; Darryl Keller; Johnnie Leggio, Jr.; Robert Lista and Linda Lista; Douglas and Cynthia Longron; Markle Land Co., LLC; Michael Mathis; Daniel Kling McNeill; Jonathan Mullins and Kimberly Mullins; ND & D Interests, Ltd; Gary Nixon; Albert Perez and Elsa Perez; Hana Pinard; Curtis Plagens; Susan Plaumann; John D. Rentz; Richard Rounder and Claire Rounder; Enrique Sanchez, Jr.; Joe Sanchez; Garland Schoen; James Scott and Carol Scott; Brad Singletary; Glenda Sparks; Lloyd Spevack and Denise Spevack; Jimmy Srader; Sharon Stafford and O.K. Stafford; David Stamps and Cindy Stamps; John J. Stout; Don Strong; Steve Szabo; Virginia Teller; Harold Thomson and Patricia Thomson; Amador Trevino; Beverly Van Zandt; Michael Vaughters and Linda Vaughters; Freeman Vickers and Emily Vickers; Robert Wright and Stephanie Wright; Osmond J. Young; and Ramona Zurschmiede, Appellees.

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

September 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Brown , Nancy R. Kornegay , Brown & Kornegay LLP, R. Paul Yetter , Ryan P. Bates , Yetter Coleman LLP, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

John C. Grazier , John Grazier, P.C., Houston, TX, Mitchell A. Toups , Weller, Green, Toups & Terrell, LLP, Beaumont, TX, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices HIGLEY and BROWN.

OPINION

HARVEY BROWN, Justice.

More than ninety property owners filed a lawsuit against the Port of Houston Authority, alleging that its negligent operation of a container terminal along the Bayport Ship Channel constitutes a nuisance that interferes with the use and enjoyment of their property and violates a municipal noise-control ordinance. The Port Authority filed a plea to the jurisdiction, seeking dismissal based on governmental immunity. The trial...

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