Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2023

Renee Kirchoff Chapa, in Her Official Capacity as County Commissioner of Jim Wells County, Texas And Jim Wells County, Texas v. Wyatt Ranches of Texas, LLC

Renee Kirchoff Chapa, in Her Official Capacity as County Commissioner of Jim Wells County, Texas And Jim Wells County, Texas v. Wyatt Ranches of Texas, LLC
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 10, 2023

Renee Kirchoff Chapa, in Her Official Capacity as County Commissioner of Jim Wells County, Texas And Jim Wells County, Texas v. Wyatt Ranches of Texas, LLC

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas JUDGMENT No. 04-22-00589-CV Renee Kirchoff CHAPA, in her official capacity as County Commissioner of Jim Wells County, Texas; and Jim Wells County, Texas, Appellants v. WYATT RANCHES OF TEXAS, LLC, Appellee From the County Court, Jim Wells County, Texas Trial Court No. 22-04-61861-CV Honorable Michael Ventura Garcia, Judge Presiding BEFORE JUSTICE ALVAREZ, JUSTICE RIOS, AND JUSTICE VALENZUELA In accordance with this court’s opinion of this date, the trial court’s August 31, 2022 “Order Denying Defendant’s [sic] Plea to the Jurisdiction” based on Wyatt Ranches of Texas, LLC’s negligence claim is AFFRIMED. We REVERSE the order to the extent it denied appellants’ plea to the jurisdiction based on Wyatt Ranches of Texas, LLC’s trespass and inverse condemnation claims and we RENDER judgment dismissing those claims. Costs are assessed against the appellants.

SIGNED May 10, 2023.

_____________________________ Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

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