Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Liberty County Water Control & Improvement District No. Six
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 25, 1972No. 7344PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing an eminent domain suit for want of prosecution. The Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District No. Six (hereinafter called The District) is the condemning authority. The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (hereinafter called The Railroad) is the land owner. The purpose of the condemnation proceedings was to secure easements for the construction of a levee in the Trinity River bottom.
The sequence of events pertinent to this appeal is as follows: August 11, 1964, the award by the commissioners was filed…
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