Legal Opinion
Calvert v. City of Denton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 7, 1964No. 16477PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANGDON, Justice.
A condemnation suit was instituted by the City of Denton to condemn a ten foot by seventy foot strip out of one lot for an easement in the construction and maintenance of electric power pole guy wires and anchors. Appellants are the owners of the lot upon which the easement lies and four additional lots all of which are contiguous and adjoining. The trial court limited the appellants’ recovery to the value of the strip condemned plus damages to the remainder of the single lot upon which the easement lies.
The principal issue before this Court concerns the right of appellants…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. CarpenterTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Austin v. CannizzoTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- United States v. 3969.59 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1944
- City of Tyler v. GinnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- McLennan County v. StanfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- City of San Antonio v. Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- DIV. OF ADMIN., STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. JirikDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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