Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Southwest Magazine
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 18, 1962No. 16328PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENFRO, Justice.
The trial court entered a summary declaratory judgment in which it decreed that the plaintiff Southwest Magazine had such interest in a spur railway track owned by the Chicago, R. I. & Gulf Railway Co. in Seventh Street as to entitle plaintiff to damages against the City of Fort Worth for removal thereof.
By ordinance effective Feb. 8, 1907, the City provided: “Section 1. That the Chicago Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, equip, operate and maintain a line of railway over, upon and across the following named streets in the city…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- City of San Antonio v. Pigeonhole Parking of Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1958
- Town of Ascarate v. VillalobosTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Joseph v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Bowers v. City of TaylorTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
- DuPuy v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, Inc. v. Oechsner, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
- Pittman v. City of AmarilloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Lethu Inc. v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- Grimes v. Corpus Christi Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
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