Legal Opinion
City of Rockwall v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 21, 1973No. 5254PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This is a condemnation case wherein the City of Rockwall condemned an easement for a 10 inch sewer main across an approximately 5 acre tract of unimproved land owned by defendants. Such easement is 10 feet wide, extends 360.3 feet across the 5 acre tract near its center, and contains .084 acres.
Trial was to a jury which found:
1) The reasonable market value of the land taken across defendants’ property before the taking was: $24,000 per acre.
2) The reasonable market value of the land taken across defendants’ property after the taking was: $0 per acre.
3) The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Texas Pipe Line Co. v. HuntTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- City of Teague v. StilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Slayden v. PalmoTexas Supreme Court · 1917
- City of Houston v. BiggersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Murray v. Devco, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
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- Quintero v. Citizens and Southern Factors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Urban Renewal Agency of San Antonio v. AbdoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- City of Wichita Falls v. GleghornCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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