Legal Opinion
City of Wichita Falls v. Gleghorn
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 1975No. 4808PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER, Justice.
This is a condemnation suit. Wichita Falls, Texas and Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 2, hereafter referred to collectively as the City or appellants, filed suit against Wilmer G. Gleghorn to create a flowage easement over a portion of his land. Gleghorn recovered a judgment for $200,000 and the City and the Water District have appealed.
The City filed a motion to dismiss after the verdict was returned and it was overruled. We cannot agree with the City the court erred in refusing to permit them to dismiss. Article 3265, Vernon’s Ann.Civ. Stat., and cases cited by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. CarpenterTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Austin v. CannizzoTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- City of Pearland v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- State v. OakleyTexas Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Houston v. Blackbird, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
- OTTO VEHLE & RESERVE LAW OFFICERS ASSN. v. BrennerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Gleghorn v. City of Wichita FallsTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Urban Renewal Agency of San Antonio v. AbdoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978