Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Maguire Oil Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided May 3, 2011No. 14-09-00701-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM J. BOYCE, Justice.
The City of Houston appeals from a judgment in favor of Maguire Oil Company and others 1 arising from an inverse condemnation claim predicated on the errone ous invocation of an inapplicable city ordinance to revoke Maguire’s natural gas drilling permit. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Background
The fight over Maguire’s thwarted effort to drill for natural gas near Lake Houston is poised to mark its twentieth anniversary. This dispute encompasses one drilling site, two trials, three trial courts, four appeals, 2 and five Houston mayors.
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2Cases cited37 opinions
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Village of Tiki Island v. Jerry D. Ronquille and Wife Janelle L. Ronquille, Milton Chang and Wife, Marie, Angelia G. Hill and Richard SamaniegoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Mira Mar Development Corporation v. City of Coppell, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
- the City of Houston, Texas v. Trails Enterprises, Inc. D/B/A Wilson Oil Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
- Wichita County, Texas v. Environmental Engineering & Geotechnics, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2019
- the Village of Tiki Island The Village of Tiki Island Board of Aldermen Vernon "Goldie" Teltschick, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor ("Mayor Teltschick") And Tom Fisher, Ron Simons, Karen Hearring, Wayne Crozier, and Freddie Carmicha v. Premier Tierra Holdings Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
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