Legal Opinion
Haupt, Inc. v. Tarrant County Water Control & Improvement District No. One
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided July 1, 1992No. 10-91-150-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Justice.
In May 1989 the Richland-Chambers Reservoir in Navarro County finally reached its normal pool elevation of 315 feet. Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One, which developed and operates the lake, had previously condemned the surface estates below that elevation. Frances Breithaupt and her sister, Lillian Weiss, joined by Frances’ son (James Breithaupt, III) and two of Frances’ closely held corporations (Bar J B Company, Inc. and Haupt, Inc.), sued the Water District for unconstitutionally taking or damaging their interests in the minerals…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Turner, Collie & Braden, Inc. v. Brookhollow, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- City of Waco v. Texland CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Abilene v. Burk Royalty CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- City of Austin v. Avenue Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District v. BantaTexas Supreme Court · 1970
3Cited by9 opinions
- Maguire Oil Co. v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
- Tarrant County Water Control & Improvement District Number One v. Haupt, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
- Haupt, Inc. v. Tarrant County Water Control & Improvement District Number One, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1994
- Tarrant County Water Control & Improvement District Number One v. FullwoodTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Stephenson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994
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