Legal Opinion
Woodson Lumber Co. v. City of College Station
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided June 23, 1988No. 01-87-01078-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARREN, Justice.
This is an appeal from the granting of a summary judgment for the City of College Station against Woodson Lumber Company.
Woodson sued the City claiming damages based on inverse condemnation and denial of due process arising from the city council’s refusal to approve proposed subdivision plats.
Woodson owns 6.25 acres of land located within the city limits of College Station. It planned to subdivide this tract of land into lots for sale for the construction of single family residences. In 1973, Woodson obtained approval of a plat but never filed it.
In 1977, Woodson…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Swilley v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Texas Department of Corrections v. HerringTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- James E. Hernandez v. City of LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- DuPuy v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Lombardo v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Retzlaff v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
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