Legal Opinion

Lewis v. San Antonio River Authority

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 23, 1960No. 13589PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*477BARROW, Justice.

Appellee, San Antonio River Authority, a governmental agency and body politic, brought this suit against appellants, G. Garrett Lewis and numerous others, as owners of land and certain property rights held by them in connection with the San Juan Dam, head gate, ditch and water rights upon and along the San Antonio River. Appellants were sued both individually, as owners of tracts of land, and as a class. By this suit appellee seeks a declaratory judgment holding that it is not liable in damages for the taking, damaging or destruction of appellants’ property in connection with…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Lombardo v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Motl v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. Valmont PlantationsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. San Antonio River Authority v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Puryear v. Red River Authority of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  4. Cole v. COLORADO SPRINGS COMPANYSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
  5. Watts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004

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