City of Houston v. Lakewood Estates, Inc.

BELL, Chief Justice.

Appellee recovered judgment against appellant in the amount of $29,923.60, which amount was found by the court, after a trial without a jury, to be the value of the sewer and water lines that were installed and paid for by appellee in its subdivision. Installation was at a time when appellee’s subdivision was beyond the limits of the City of Houston. Under contract with Pinewood Utilities appellee made water and sewer service available to those persons building homes in appellee’s subdivision. However, the contract between appellee and Pinewood reserved title to the water…