Legal Opinion
Clark v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 15, 1959No. 13446PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
This suit was originally filed by plaintiff, B. F. Clark, against the State of Texas, for damages for the diversion of a dedicated public park to a right-of-way for the construction of a high level bridge. The State, over the objection of plaintiff, was permitted to implead the City of Corpus Christi as a third party defendant, seeking indemnity over and against the City in event of recovery by plaintiff against the State.
The State and City each answered by plea in abatement, in which they raised the objection that plaintiff had no justiciable interest in the controversy and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- San Antonio Conservation Soc. v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Kingsville Independent School Dist. v. CrenshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Rische v. Texas Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1901
- Wilburn v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mokry v. University of Texas Health Science Center at DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- State v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Cozad v. RomanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Godfrey v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- State v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1960