Legal Opinion

City of Houston v. McFadden

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 1, 1967No. 19PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARRON, Justice.

This is a suit for damages. J. L. McFadden sued the City of Houston for damages alleged to have been caused by the continual flying of jet airplanes over his home property located in South Houston Gardens. McFadden’s property consists of a tract of 4% acres of land on which he has erected a one-story frame house having a dimension of 22 feet by 38 feet, with three bedrooms, a living room, a breakfast room and a kitchen. Adjoining the home is a metal barn and building and three kennels. The home is near and east-southeast of the Houston International Airport, owned and operated…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Hood v. Texas Indemnity InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Walker v. Texas Employers' Insurance AssociationTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Maryland Casualty Co. v. HearksTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Tennessee Gas & Transmission Co. v. ZirjacksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. City of Austin v. Travis County Landfill Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. City of Dallas v. Blanton, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  3. Johnson v. BuckCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Felts v. Harris CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976

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