Legal Opinion

Ivey v. City of Temple

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 17, 1967No. 11504PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damage done to appellant’s property due to the “backing up” of a sanitary sewage line owned by the ap-pellee, City of Temple, onto the property belonging to appellant.

The trial court granted appellee’s Motion for Summary Judgment apparently on the theory of appellee’s immunity for a governmental function.

Appellant has perfected her appeal to this Court.

Appellant pleaded in the trial court that the City “constructed and maintained said sanitary sewer in such a manner as to allow said leakage and resulting flooding on plaintiff’s property with sewage”…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Bexar Metropolitan Water District v. KuntscherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 v. LanghamTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  4. City of Wichita Falls v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. City of Abilene v. Smithwick, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1986
  2. Shade v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  3. Rowe v. City of TempleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. McClure v. BiesenbachDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2005
  5. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1997

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