Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. West
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1975No. B-4924PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEAKLEY, Justice.
The City of Houston instituted eminent domain proceedings to acquire a 20.699 acre tract of land owned by Respondents, Wesley West, et ux, and located within the security fence of William P. Hobby Airport. The Wests objected to the award of the special commissioners and appealed to the County Court at Law. The right of the City to condemn was stipulated and the only contested issue pertained to the value of the property interest taken from the Wests. The jury award of $901,647, and the judgment of the trial court in such sum for the Wests, was appealed by the City and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coughran v. NunezTexas Commission of Appeals · 1939
- Coughran v. NunezTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Evans v. RopteTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Houston v. WestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Morgan v. Morgan, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
- Travis Central Appraisal District v. FM Properties Operating Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- In Re Riley, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2011
- City of Houston v. WestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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