Legal Opinion
City of Corpus Christi v. McMurrey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 17, 1936No. 1509PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE, Chief Justice.
The plaintiffs, J. M. McMurrey and wife, appellees here, brought suit in San Patricio county against the city of Corpus Christi, a municipal corporation, situated in Nueces county. Plaintiffs alleged that they own lands in San Patricio county; that the defendant had constructed a dam above their lands causing the water to overflow same, greatly damaging it, destroying crops thereon, and rendering the land practically worthless. The defendant filed its plea of privilege to be sued in Nueces county, the place of its situs. The plea was controverted by the plaintiffs, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Tahoka v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1925
- Oklahoma City v. District CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- City of Dallas v. SpringerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- City of Corpus Christi v. Oriental Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- City of Corpus Christi v. CoffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. Mauritz-Wells Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1943
- Cox v. ChapaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Rasberry v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Powell v. Eastern Carolina Regional Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
- City of Corpus Christi v. Live Oak CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
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