City of Fort Worth v. Soledad Alvarez, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jessica Romero And Sonya Torres, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Llaylanii Romero

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 10, 2022
• Docket: 02-20-00408-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth No. 02-20-00408-CV

CITY OF FORT WORTH, Appellant § On Appeal from the 153rd District Court

V. § of Tarrant County (153-316458-20) SOLEDAD ALVAREZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JESSICA ROMERO; AND § February 10, 2022 SONYA TORRES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LLAYLANII ROMERO, Appellees § Memorandum Opinion by Justice Kerr

JUDGMENT

This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there

was error in the trial court’s order. We reverse the trial court’s order denying

Appellant City of Fort Worth’s plea to the jurisdiction, render judgment dismissing

Appellees Soledad Alvarez, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jessica

Romero, and Sonya Torres, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Llaylanii Romero’s special-defect claim, and remand Appellees’ premises-defect claim

to the trial court for further proceedings.

We order that each party bear their own costs of this appeal.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By _/s/ Elizabeth Kerr__________________ Justice Elizabeth Kerr