Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Martin
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided March 31, 1986No. 05-85-01355-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice.
The City of Dallas appeals an order of dismissal in an eminent domain proceeding initiated by the City to acquire property owned by the T.A. Martin family (“The Martins”). The City contends that the trial court erred in dismissing the proceedings and ordering possession of the property returned to the Martins because (1) the parties are protected against any errors involving lump sum awards in proceedings before special commissioners by virtue of their right to appeal and trial de novo; (2) an award of a lump sum is not void; and (3) the City became entitled to possession of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Amason v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Paris v. O.N. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Kennedy v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- City of Bryan v. MoehlmanTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Tonahill v. Gulf States Utilities CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Blasingame v. KruegerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
- In Re State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2002
- Seiler v. Intrastate Gathering Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1987
- State v. GraciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- City of Carrollton v. OHBA Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1991
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