Legal Opinion
Miers v. Housing Authority of City of Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1954No. A-4510PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garwood
The questions certified by the El Paso Court of Civil Appeals (which has the case by transfer from the Dallas court) are:
“First: Did we err in holding that the description in the condemnor’s statement filed with the County Court was too indefinite to confer jurisdiction on that court to render a judgment in a condemnation proceeding?
“If the foregoing question is answered in the affirmative, then we further certify the following question:
“Should the judgment of the trial court be reformed so as to eliminate therefrom that portion of the description
“ ‘. . . and all adjoining and contiguous…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Curdy v. StaffordTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Parker v. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
- Wooten v. State of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Smith v. WestallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Loumparoff v. Housing Authority of City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Religious of the Sacred Heart of Texas v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Nazar v. BranhamKentucky Supreme Court · 2009
- Compton v. Texas Southeastern Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- City of Keller v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
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