· 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
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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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