State v. Clark

Respondent, B. F. Clark, sued The State of Texas for damages to his real property caused by the diversion of a plot of ground dedicated to the public for park purposes to the use as a part of the right-of-way for the construction of an elevated approach to a high-level bridge over the ship channel in the City of Corpus Christi. The State, over respondent’s objection, impleaded the City which had agreed to indemnify the State for any damages that might be recovered by the respondent. The trial court sustained pleas in abatement presented by the State and the City to respondent’s suit based…