Legal Opinion
City of College Station v. Turtle Rock Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1984No. C-2918PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice.
This is a suit for declaratory judgment brought by Turtle Rock Corporation, a real estate developer, challenging the constitutionality and validity of the City of College Station’s ordinance requiring park land dedication or money in lieu thereof as a condition to subdivision plat approval.
The trial court granted summary judgment for Turtle Rock. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that College Station’s ordinance was a “taking” without compensation in violation of TEX. CONST, art. 1 § 17 and that it violated TEX.REV. CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 6081e and art. 1175. 666 S.W.2d…
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