City of Houston v. Socony Mobil Oil Company

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for the damage resulting to real estate from the lowering of the grade of Long Point and Foley Streets by the City of Houston. After appellee secured an interlocutory summary judgment decreeing liability, the cause was tried to a jury on the question of damages. Based on the jury verdict and the interlocutory summary judgment, the trial court entered a final judgment in favor of appellee.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling its motion for judgment non obstante veredicto because the evidence established that the City of Houston levied a…