Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. West
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 8, 1974No. 16355PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDEN, Justice.
This is an eminent domain proceeding brought by the City of Houston in Harris County Court at Law to condemn a 20.699 acre tract of land within the security fence of William P. Hobby Airport. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley West, owners of the property, timely filed their objections to the award of the special commissioners. The City’s right to condemn the property was stipulated to, and the only contested fact issue was the value of the land taken. Upon final hearing the jury awarded the Wests $901,647 for the land.
By its first point of error the City alleges that the trial court should…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- City of Austin v. CannizzoTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. OakleyTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Hays v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Crawford v. Detering Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
- Foley Bros. Dry Goods Co. v. SettegastCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
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