Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Early
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 13, 1926No. 9507PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLooney, J.
Appellees sued the city of Dallas and its mayor and board of commissioners to secure the abatement of nuisances alleged to exist by reason of the manner in which the city maintained and operated certain drainage ditches and sewers.
It was alleged, in substance, that, after each successive rainfall, these waterways overflowed their banks, eroded the lots adjoining, and flooded the property of appel-lees ; that water was permitted to collect and remain in the drains until it became stagnant, emitted foul odors, and bred mosquitoes ; that, by reason of the lots being flooded, the emission of foul…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- City of Dallas v. Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1912
- Sammons v. . City of GloversvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Burditt v. SwensonTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Brewster v. City of ForneyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Ostrom v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- City of Fort Worth v. GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Stein v. Highland Park Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Eidelbach v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
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