Legal Opinion
Willacy County Drainage District No. One v. Kocurek
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 18, 1986No. 13-86-025-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
This is an appeal by the condemning authority from an award complaining of the amount of damages awarded by the trial court sitting without the aid of jury for the condemnation of a drainage easement.
The condemned land, owned by Mrs. Ko-curek as her separate property, is part of a 40-acre tract of farm land located three miles east of Lyford, Texas. Prior to this condemnation, the property had a preexisting 30-foot drainage easement and a 20-foot road right-of-way on its north side, and a 20-foot road right-of-way on the east side. The appellant drainage district sought…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Murray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Smith v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
- Central Power & Light Company v. MartinezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Tenngasco Gas Gathering Co. v. BatesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Leiber v. Texas Municipal Power AgencyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Taylor v. American Fabritech, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
- Freudenmann v. Drainage District 2 (In Re Freudenmann)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 1987
- Catherine Taylor, Individually and as Next Friend of Charles Taylor, NCM v. American Fabritech, Inc., Mike Hicks, Sr., and LMS Rentals, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004