Legal Opinion
City of Tyler v. House
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 26, 1933No. 4378PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELLERS, Justice.
The city of Tyler owns 50 acres of land, located about four miles from the city, upon which it constructed a sewage disposal plant in the year 1930. All the waste from the city of Tyler was deposited in this disposal plant. The overflow from this plant drained into Black Pork creek. L. C. House and wife owned a farm of about 250 acres in the vicinity of the plant. The residence of House and wife is only about a quarter of a mile from the plant, and Black Pork creek runs through their farm.
House and wife brought this suit against the city of Tyler to recover damages to them*1008selv…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Dallas v. EarlyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- City of Paris v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- City of Clarendon v. BettsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Austin v. TeagueTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Payne v. R. H. White Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Humble Pipe Line Co. v. DayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- City of Longview v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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