the City of Houston v. Maria Zuniga Ranjel, Individually and as Guardian of the Person and the Estate of Juan Manuel Cordero, an Incapacitated Person, Manuel Cordero, an Incapacitated Person and Johnson Control, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided August 1, 2013·No. 14-12-00458-CV·Published

Opinion

August 1, 2013

JUDGMENT

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant

NO. 14-12-00458-CV V.

MARIA ZUNIGA RANJEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AND THE ESTATE OF JUAN MANUEL CORDERO, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON, AND JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., Appellees

THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant

NO. 14-12-00459-CV V.

JEANIE TURNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS KELLY TURNER, DECEASED, NATHAN TURNER, INDIVIDUALLY, DERRICK TURNER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., Appellees

This cause, a consolidated appeal from the trial court’s order denying appellant, the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction, signed, May 8, 2012, was heard on the transcript of the record. We have inspected the record and find the trial court erred when it denied the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction. We therefore REVERSE the trial court’s order denying the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction and RENDER judgment dismissing (1) the claims of Maria Zuniga

Ranjel, Individually and as Guardian of the Person and the Estate of Juan Manuel Cordero, an Incapacitated Person against the City of Houston; (2) the claims of Jeanie Turner, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Travis Kelly Turner, Deceased, Nathan Turner, Individually, Derrick Turner, Individually against the City of Houston; and (3) the claims of Johnson Controls, Inc. against the City of Houston.

We further order that all costs incurred by reason of this appeal be paid, jointly and severally, by appellees, Maria Zuniga Ranjel, Individually and as Guardian of the Person and the Estate of Juan Manuel Cordero, an Incapacitated Person; Jeanie Turner, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Travis Kelly Turner, Deceased, Nathan Turner, Individually, Derrick Turner, Individually; and Johnson Controls, Inc.

We further order this decision certified below for observance.

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