Legal Opinion

City of Glenn Heights v. Sheffield Development Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 9, 2001No. 05-00-01238-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice MOSELEY.

Sheffield Development Company, Inc. (“Sheffield”) sued the City of Glenn Heights (“the City”) seeking a writ of mandamus, injunctive relief, and a declaratory judgment that chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code requires the City to accept Sheffield’s plat application, even though the application did not comply with the zoning in effect at the time it was submitted. The trial court granted Sheffield’s motion for summary judgment. In its sole issue on appeal, the City argues the trial court erred in granting Sheffield’s motion for summary judgment. In…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. v. CatesTexas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. SHEFFIELD DEVEL. CO. INC. v. City of Glenn HeightsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Save Our Springs Alliance v. City of Austin, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
  3. Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  4. Krobar Drilling, L.L.C. v. Fred Ormiston, Ormiston Family Properties, LLC and Applied MacHinery Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
  5. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association v. Randy JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016

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