Legal Opinion
Wade v. Jackson County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 17, 1977No. 1149PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSETT, Justice.
This is a suit for damages allegedly caused by the impoundment of water on plaintiff’s land. Donald W. Wade, plaintiff, instituted suit against Jackson County, Texas, and E. T. Rose, Jr., Trustee, defendants to recover damages to his land which he claimed he had suffered because of the failure of the defendant Jackson County to maintain a public road that provided proper drainage to his land, and because of the construction of a levee built by the defendant Rose upon his own land that impeded the natural flow of water across plaintiff’s land. A non-suit was taken as to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- State v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Brazos River Authority v. City of GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- DeBord v. MullerTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Port Arthur Rice Milling Co. v. Beaumont Rice MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Heigel v. Wichita CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Camacho v. Samaniego, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
- Montgomery County v. Fuqua, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2000
- Kessler v. FanningCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Bowles v. Wade, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
- Hofland v. Elgin-Butler Brick Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
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