Legal Opinion
Satterwhite v. West Central Texas Municipal Water District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 27, 1987No. 11-86-273-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
This is a flood easement case. Plaintiffs, H.H. Satterwhite and more than 150 other real property owners, sued the West Central Texas Municipal Water District for damages sustained to their real estate improvements [consisting generally of homes, cabins, garages, piers, and boat houses] when the waters from Hubbard Creek Lake flooded their property. The trial court granted the Water District’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.
The Water District owns flood easements covering the plaintiffs’ lands between the elevations of 1183 feet above…
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- Satterwhite v. W. CENT. TEX. MUN. WATER D., Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1987