Jim Burgess v. City of Westworth Village
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
1Opinion of the Court
In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-24-00252-CV ___________________________ JIM BURGESS, Appellant V. CITY OF WESTWORTH VILLAGE, Appellee On Appeal from County Court at Law No. 2 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022-000739-2 Before Kerr, Wallach, and Walker, JJ. Opinion by Justice Wallach OPINION On occasion, to serve a public purpose, a citizen’s private property must be taken without his consent. We tolerate such intrusions because society cannot function without roads, schools, military facilities, and other…
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