Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Winans
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1953No. 14687PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Chief Justice.
O. C. Dickey, plaintiff, residing at 1318 Overton Road in the City of Dallas, Texas, instituted this suit against his next door neighbor to the west, Mrs. Leta Winans, residing at 1314 Overton Road, complaining that a concrete abutment erected by Mrs. Winans in the year 1952 across the front of her- property caused floodwaters to be diverted so that the waters were made to flow onto and over his property. Defendant Winans answered, filed a cross-action against Dickey and also brought in the City of Dallas as a third-party defendant. As to the City, she claimed that the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rosenthal v. Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
- Vann v. Bowie Sewerage Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Stone v. City of WylieTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Webb v. DameronCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- City of Athens v. EvansTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lay v. Aetna Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Boerschig v. SOUTHWESTERN HOLDINGS, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
- Nueces County Drainage & Conservation District No. 2 v. BevlyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- City of Watauga v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Atkinson v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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