Legal Opinion
Thomas v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1999No. 97-10858Published
1Opinion of the Court
Revised June 2, 1999 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-10858 IVING THOMAS; BARBARA THOMAS Plaintiffs-Appellees versus CITY OF DALLAS; ET AL Defendants DARWIN GAINES; AQUILLA ALLEN Defendants-Appellants Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas May 11, 1999 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: This claim arises from a bureaucratic snafu. The City of Dallas, by a series of mistakes, demolished a small house after erroneously concluding it was a nuisance. This suit by the…
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