Court Opinion

ID: 9755770
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 20:49:48.511127+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:28:11.003622
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ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent because I believe numerous vehicles parked on the highway for extended periods of time constitutes a “condition which presents ‘an unexpected and unusual danger to ordinary users of roadways.’” State v. Burris, 877 S.W.2d 298, 299 (Tex.1994). And as an unexpected and unusual danger to the users of the roadway, what the plaintiffs complain about meets the definition of a special defect. The State has waived its immunity for special defects. As a result, I would find that the trial judge properly denied the Department of Transportation’s plea to the jurisdiction.