Legal Opinion
Holcomb v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 15, 1958No. 7045PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
This suit was originally filed by Harvey C. Holcomb, et ux., as a trespass for damages to trees and shrubbery destroyed by Cullum Construction Company, as contractor for the City of Dallas in the construction of a city storm sewer. The City of Dallas reconvened in condemnation under Article 3269, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, seeking an easement for the storm sewer. Holcomb and wife sued Cul-lum Construction Company and the City of Dallas in June, 19S6. Prior to the filing of this suit, the City of Dallas, in December, 1955, commenced condemnation proceedings in the…
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