Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. City of Austin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 19, 1971No. 11810PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
Under its power of eminent domain the City of Austin brought this action to acquire by condemnation eighty-two acres of land owned by George B. Shepherd to be used in the “Decker Lake Project” which includes a steam generating plant and water reservoir for the production of electric power by the City.
From judgment based on a jury verdict in the county court of Travis County, Shepherd has appealed, bringing five points of error, complaining in the main that the trial court erroneously excluded certain evidence relating to value of the land taken.
The City of Austin has filed a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Donald v. John Vinson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Hunt v. Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 2Texas Supreme Court · 1948
- Kluck v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Texas Rubber Supply, Inc. v. Jetslide International, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
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- Allen v. FitzpatrickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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