Legal Opinion
Williams v. Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1936No. 7036PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge HICKMAN
delivered the opinion for the Court.
Mrs. Rosa C. Allen was the owner of 1388.44 acres of land situated in Harris County near the City of Houston. Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District, hereinafter sometimes called Navigation District, desired to purchase a certain portion of this tract, estimated to contain about 500 acres, to be used by it as a dumping ground for silt dredged from its ship channel. It referred the matter to its general *413attorney to carry on the negotiations. The attorney owned or controlled all of the stock of Greater Houston Improvement…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Peters v. ClementsTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Reed v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Falfurrias Immigration Co. v. SpielhagenTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Davidson v. RyleTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Elliott v. WallaceTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Texas Osage Cooperative Royalty Pool, Inc. v. ColwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Leisure Campground & Country Club Ltd. Partnership v. Leisure EstatesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- MBank Abilene, N.A. v. Westwood Energy, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1986
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