Legal Opinion
Texas Fruit Palace, Inc. v. City of Palestine
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided August 31, 1992No. 12-90-00248-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILL BASS, Justice.
This is a case involving a city’s condemnation of property for the use of the federal government. The Texas Fruit Palace was awarded $160,000 for its property interest after the City of Palestine (hereinafter “the City”) initiated condemnation proceedings in order to transfer the property to the United States Postal Service. The Texas Fruit Palace challenges the constitutionality of the condemnation on grounds that the property was not applied to “public” use. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.
The Texas Fruit Palace is a non-profit corporation that operates the…
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