Legal Opinion
City of Abilene v. Downs
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 20, 1962No. 3691PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINGS, Justice.
John F. Downs, Vena Powers et al. and E. F. Shotwell et al., owners of farms adjoining each other and located east of the new sewer farm of the City of Abilene brought suit against the city in October, 1960, for damages to their lands. Plaintiffs alleged that the operation of the city’s sewer farm commenced on July 10, 1958, when the city began discharging approximately three million gallons of sewage per day on its farm; 'that in July," 1959, a second sewage line was connected to the farm which raised .the amount of sewage discharged to approximately 5.7 million • gallons…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brazos River Authority v. City of GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Houston Water Works v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- City of Amarillo v. WareTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. v. FrommeTexas Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Abilene v. DownsTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Allen v. City of Texas City, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
- Schneider v. City of Cuero, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- City of Austin v. Austin National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- City of Abilene v. BynumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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