City of Houston v. Crabb

OPINION

FOWLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict awarding appellees damages for the City of Houston’s demolishing a house owned by appellees Crabb and Griffin. The jury found that the house was not a public nuisance on the day it was demolished, and awarded appellees the difference between the market value of the property before and after the demolition of the house, and the reasonable cost of repairs expended by McKenzie, a prospective buyer of the property. Because appellees stated a cause of action for compensation under the Texas Constitution’s Takings Clause,…