Legal Opinion
Texas v. Harris County Houston Ship Channel Nav. Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1946No. 11497PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
In a condemnation proceeding brought by the United States to take in fee simple absolute the title to 29.446 acres “the old *862bed of Buffalo Bayou,” a controversy and dispute arose between tbe defendants, Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District, hereafter called “the District,” Houston Deep0 Water Land Company, and the State of Texas over the title to it. A hearing date was set for the settlement of the controversy by adjudicating the title to the land, and the matter came on to be heard on a stipulation as to the facts, supplemented by the testimony of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- United States v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Griffith v. AllisonTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- State of Texas v. Travis CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Republic of China v. American Express Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Eagle Lake Improvement Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- United States v. 8.41 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. 8.41 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Orange County, State of Texas, and Kww Associates and Unknown Owners, United States of America v. 5.00 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Orange County, State of Texas, and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, United States of America v. 6.90 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Orange County, State of Texas, and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and Unknown OwnersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Cleveland Smith, as to Tract Q-1744Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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