Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Church
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 1977No. 16876PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages for injuries to his warehouse and its contents suffered as a result of flooding from a broken waterline operated by the City of Houston. The judgment will be reformed and affirmed.
In 1961 S. E. Realty, a corporation, owned real property on which an addition to a warehouse was being constructed. A waterline was uncovered which ran under the planned addition. The owner of the property did not know that the line was in use and ascertained that it was not within a city easement. An…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mobil Chemical Company v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Orsborn v. Deep Rock Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1954
- O'CONNOR v. GraggTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Ricks v. GrubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Rosenborough v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Scott v. Cannon, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Turbines, Inc. v. Dardis, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1999
- Moody v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Elliott v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Villa Nova Resort, Inc. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
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