Legal Opinion

Schlottman v. Wharton County

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 22, 1953No. 15429PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MASSEY,-: Chief Justice.

From judgment of condemnation of 1.30 acres of farming land for purposes of ■right-of-way for drainage ditch to drain a county road in Wharton County, the .landowner appeals.

Affirmed.

It appears that appellant owned certain real estate comprising a farm in Wharton County, rectangular in shape, being broader in its north-south extensions and narrower in its east-west extensions. Along the west side of the property ran a county road known as Branum Cut-Off Road. To the west of the Branum Cut-Off Road was a. sort of lake which was dry in very dry seasons, but which in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Houston North Shore Railway Co. v. TyrrellTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Farm & Home Savings & Loan Ass'n of Missouri v. MuhlCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Sanders State Bank v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Meaney v. Nueces County Nav. Dist. No. 1Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Curfman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  3. State v. HippCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Cusack Ranch Corp. v. MidTexas Pipeline Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  5. Harris County v. GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1981

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