Legal Opinion

Hanks v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 1959No. A-6688PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

This is a condemnation suit brought by the respondent under our laws of eminent domain against the petitioners for a right of way out of and over and across a 61.22-acre tract of land adjoining the city limits of the City of Denton. We have but one question to decide, which is: Was certain testimony hereinafter more specifically referred to, offered by the respondent and excluded by the trial court, admissible, and if so, did the exclusion thereof constitute such a denial of the rights of respondent as was reasonably calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Allen v. PollardTexas Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Hine v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. Abramson v. City of San AngeloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Smith v. ButcherTexas Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Lee v. Lee, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  2. Texas & Pacific Railway Company v. Van ZandtTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Wilson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989
  4. Bavarian Autohaus, Inc. v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Redding v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973

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