Legal Opinion
City of Glenn Heights v. Sheffield Development Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided November 28, 2001No. 10-99-232-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRAY, Justice.
This is a regulatory takings case. The broad issue we must decide is whether the government is required to pay the landowner for the adverse effect of zoning regulations including a temporary moratorium. On this issue, based on the facts of this case, we hold the landowner is entitled to payment.
Factual Background
The history of this dispute can be separated into three general time periods. Those three time periods are: 1) prior to the agreement to purchase the property by Sheffield Development Company, Inc. (Sheffield); 2) the due diligence investigation and purchase of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
- SHEFFIELD DEVEL. CO. INC. v. City of Glenn HeightsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- City of Houston v. Texan Land and Cattle Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
- Town of Flower Mound v. Stafford Estates Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Weatherford v. City of San Marcos, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
- Pearce v. City of Round Rock, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
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