Ivey v. City of Temple
Court of Appeals of Texas
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
- State v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Bexar Metropolitan Water District v. KuntscherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 v. LanghamTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- City of Wichita Falls v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Abilene v. Smithwick, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1986
- Shade v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
- Rowe v. City of TempleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- McClure v. BiesenbachDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2005
- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1997