Legal Opinion
Sacred Gardens of Memory, Inc. v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 17, 1960No. 13577PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
State brought this proceeding to condemn a cemetery for the improvement of Highway 44 in Nueces County. Sacred Gardens of Memory, Inc., a perpetual care cemetery, appealed from the judgment upon the verdict rendered by the County Court at Law of Nueces County. Sacred Gardens here complains (1) that the State of Texas failed to follow the procedures outlined by Article 6674n, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Stats., and that the County Attorney of Nueces County lacked authority to represent the State, (2) that the lienholder for the condemned tract is a necessary party, but was not made a party…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pearson v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Thompson v. JanesTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- City of San Antonio v. GrandjeanTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Thomas v. Housing Authority of City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Oakland Cemetery Co. v. Peoples Cemetery Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Gossett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- McCampbell v. Coastal States Crude Gathering Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Laurel Land Memorial Park, Inc. Little Bethel Memorial Park` v. Dallas Central Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
- Gossett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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