Joseph v. City of Austin

BLAIR, Justice,

Appellant Edward Joseph sued appellees, the City of Austin and its city manager, Adam Johnson, for damages alleged to have been caused by the summary removal of a stucco wall constructed by appellant on a portion of Split Rock avenue, a public street of said city. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial court instructed a verdict and accordingly rendered judgment for appel-lees; hence this appeal.

Appellant owned lot 3, block 1, in Edge-mont addition to the City of Austin, abutting on Split Rock avenue, a public street of said city, which had been dedicated by map and plat…