Legal Opinion
City of El Paso v. Madero Development
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided January 30, 1991No. 08-89-00322-CVPublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODARD, Justice.
This is an appeal from a $871,200.00, plus interest, judgment against the City and its planning commission based upon inverse condemnation of property by rezoning. The jury established the amount of damages, and the trial court determined a “taking” as a matter of law. We reverse and render.
Point of Error No. One alleges the trial court erred in failing to apply the ripeness doctrine.
In September of 1980, the landowner filed its preliminary plat with the City Plan Commission. Phase One of the plan, consisting of 1.87 acres, received preliminary approval subject to…
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