San Patricio County v. Nueces County

NUMBERS 13-05-022-CV AND 13-05-075-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, Appellant,

v.

NUECES COUNTY, Appellee.

On appeal from the 135th District Court

of Refugio County, Texas.

O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Castillo and Garza

Opinion by Justice Castillo

The parties filed separate appeals. Both appeals stem from a suit San Patricio County filed against Nueces County to determine their common boundary ("boundary suit"). (1) The trial court severed from the original suit, San Patricio's claim for ad valorem taxes Nueces…