City of Corpus Christi v. Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District No. 3

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment brought by the plaintiffs for construction of the various water rights of the parties. The City of Corpus Christi and the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District as plaintiffs sued the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 as defendant to adjudicate the relative rights, priorities and values claimed by the parties.

Trial was before a jury which was ultimately dismissed prior to the entry of judgment by the trial court. All parties appealed from the entry of judgment.

The suit was originally filed in April of…