Legal Opinion

City of Dallas v. Malloy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 14, 1948No. 4569PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUTTON, Justice. •

This is an appeal from a judgment of 'the No. 2 County Court at Law of Dallas County in a condemnation proceeding.,

The City of Dallas brought the proceeding to appropriate a tract of land 48 x 100 feet located within the City and to vest 'the fee simple title thereto in the City '“for the purpose of the construction of a public auditorium.” The trial was to a jury and on the verdict of the jury the court rendered judgment in favor of the -property owners for $4,000.00, as- the amount of damages for the taking of the property, and from that judgment the City 'has appealed.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Muhle v. New York, Texas & Mexican Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Houston Independent School Dist. v. ReaderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Foster v. Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Parrish v. Wichita Falls, R. & Ft. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. City of Spring Valley v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Austin Neighborhoods Council, Inc. v. Board of AdjustmentCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Robards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  4. United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in the County of Arlington, State of Virginia, and Howard W. SilsbyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
  5. Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

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