Legal Opinion

City of Abilene v. Downs

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1963No. A-9258PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*155STEAKLEY, Justice.

A recovery for Respondents against the 'City of Abilene, Petitioner, for damages to their farms resulting from the operation of Petitioner’s newly constructed sewage disposal plant was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. Tex.Civ.App., 359 S.W.2d 642. We granted the application of Petitioner for writ of error to review the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals with respect to Petitioner’s application for change of venue and Petitioner’s pleas of limitation.

APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE

Respondents, John F. Downs, Vena Powers et al., and F. D. Shotwell et al., .filed…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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3Cited by89 opinions

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