City of Abilene v. Downs

367 S.W.2d 153 (1963)

CITY OF ABILENE, Petitioner,

v.

John F. DOWNS et al., Respondents.

No. A-9258.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 17, 1963.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1963.

John W. Davidson and Les Cochran, Abilene, for petitioner.

Brooks & Fergus, Abilene, Geo. D. Jones, Abilene, with above firm, for respondents.

STEAKLEY, Justice.

A recovery for Respondents against the City of Abilene, Petitioner, for damages to their farms resulting from the operation of Petitioner's newly constructed sewage disposal plant was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. Tex.Civ.App., 359 S.W.2d 642. We granted the…