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· 9/24/1998

Essenburg v. Dallas County

Citations

  • 988 S.W.2d 188
  • 41 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1399
  • 1998 Tex. LEXIS 168
  • 1998 WL 652547

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that statutory notice requirement, employing term “may not,” was not jurisdictional
  • explaining that the previously numbered statute was a condition precedent to suit to allow the commissioners an opportunity to investigate the purported claim
  • explaining that the previously numbered statute was a condition precedent to suit to allow the commissioners an opportunity to investigate the purported claim
  • construing former Tex . Loc. Gov = t Code ' 81.041(a), now ' 89.004
  • reversing dismissal based on lack of jurisdiction and remanding for further proceedings
  • presentment statute intended to advise commissioners’ court of claim and afford it opportunity to investigate and adjust without litigation

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Judges: Baker, Hankinson

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