Legal Opinion

City of Breckenridge v. Stoker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 1954No. 3054PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Roy Stoker and wife sought a writ of mandamus requiring the City of Breckenridge to perform a contract to extend its water and sewer mains to Stoker’s houses and to recover damages. The court, on its own motion, instructed a verdict for the Stokers requiring extension of the sewer main but as to all other matters withdrew the case from the jury and rendered judgment requiring extension of the sewer lines but denying the Stokers all other relief. All parties have appealed.

The City contends that the part of the judgment requiring extension of its sewer line should be…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sluder v. City of San AntonioTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
  2. Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  3. City of Houston v. FinnTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Horne Zoological Arena Co. v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  5. West Audit Co. v. Yoakum CountyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. R.R. Street & Co. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  2. Clark v. Lone Star Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. Board of Education of the Scottsdale High School District No. 212 v. Scottsdale Education Ass'nArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  4. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. ClarkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968

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