Legal Opinion
Gorelick v. Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided February 23, 1983No. Civ. A. No. M-80-130-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL JUDGMENT
JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.
The plaintiffs sued the State of Texas and several of its employees, alleging violations of their property and civil rights. The litigation arose out of drainage problems on property in Harrison County, Texas, adjacent to U.S. 59, about five miles south of Interstate 20 and the town of Marshall.
Albert and Florence Gorelick complained that the State, acting through the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation (“the Highway Dept.”) and its employees1 violated their rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brazos River Authority v. City of GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- City of Abilene v. Burk Royalty CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- County of Harris v. GerhartTexas Supreme Court · 1926
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