City of Houston v. Alan Hildebrandt

Opinion Issued February 28, 2008

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-06-00936-CV

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CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant

V

ALAN HILDEBRANDT, Appellee

On Appeal from the 165th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2003-06809

O P I N I O N

The City of Houston (“the City”) appeals the trial court’s judgment denying its request for declaratory judgment and awarding Alan Hildebrandt $24,000 in statutory penalties. On appeal, the City presents three issues, arguing that the trial court improperly: (1) awarded statutory penalties to Hildebrandt because there is no…