Legal Opinion

Austin Home Center Associates v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 8, 1990No. 3-89-171-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

Austin Home Center Associates appeals from the judgment of a county court at law in an eminent-domain proceeding brought by the State of Texas under Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code. 1 We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

The State initiated the statutory proceedings by the filing of a petition in eminent domain. The petition included the requisite jurisdictional allegation that the State had made a good-faith effort to settle the question of damages before invoking the compulsory proceedings before the special commissioners. Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 21.012(b)(4)…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of MineolaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  2. Dyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Brown v. Lower Colorado River AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Phillips Pipeline Co. v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Mission Consolidated Independent School District v. Flores, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  2. Curbo v. State, Office of the Governor, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
  3. Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  4. State v. HippCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Sullivan v. Wilmer Hutchins Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001

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