Legal Opinion
City of Pharr v. Pena
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 6, 1993No. 13-91-356-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SEERDEN, Justice.
This is an inverse condemnation case. Arnulfo Pena sued the City of Pharr for taking his property by preventing him from operating a junkyard thereon. The trial court agreed that the City had taken Pena’s land and based on the jury’s verdict ordered that Pena recover from the City $272,500 in actual damages, and $112,500 in exemplary damages. The City of Pharr brings eleven points of error. We reverse and render.
The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict shows that in 1979 Pena and a partner purchased a 44-acre tract of land along U.S. Highway 281…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Westgate, Ltd. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- DuPuy v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Lombardo v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- City of Austin v. TeagueTexas Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
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