Legal Opinion
City of Austin v. Capitol Livestock Auction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 6, 1968No. 11576PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
This is an eminent domain case in which the City of Austin condemned about eight-tenths of an acre of land for use in widening State Highway 183 between the Colorado River and the Bergstrom Interchange within the city limits.
The State of Texas intervened as party plaintiff shortly before the case went to trial because of its obligation to pay fifty percent of the costs of construction and acquisition of property.
The trial court entered judgment based on jury findings in the amount of $141,555 for Capitol Livestock Auction Company, Inc., in compensation for the taking of .8107…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- City of Austin v. Capitol Livestock Auction CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Boyles v. Houston Lighting and Power CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. AshworthTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Hogan v. City of TylerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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