Winograd v. Clear Lake City Water Authority

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal of a final judgment non obstante veredicto signed by the trial court on November 29, 1988. We reform the judgment and affirm it as reformed.

The events leading up to this appeal began as far back as 1976 when Dr. Eugene Winograd, plaintiff below, became interested in developing a 65-acre tract of land in the jurisdiction of the Clear Lake City Water Authority (“Clear Lake” or “the Authority”), defendants. According to Wino-grad, he purchased the tract from Friends-wood Development Company after October 5, 1976, the date on which Clear Lake unequivocally…