Legal Opinion

Petty v. City of San Antonio

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 1915No. 5513PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; W. F. Ezell, Judge. Suit by Y. A. Petty and others against the City of San Antonio. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtMourstjnd, J.

On October 12, 1914, appellants presented their petition, in which they alleged that they were the owners of a tract of land- located within the corporate limits of the'city of San Antonio, fronting on the 'San Antonio river its entire length between Houston and Travis streets, and that there were valuable improvements on said land; that their title extended to the thread of the center of said river, and that the improvements were erected with the authority or consent of appellee more than 10 years prior to October 10, 1914, and had never been declared dangerous to life or health by any court…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  3. City of Austin v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Baumgartner v. HastyIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Keller v. City of Corpus ChristiTexas Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State of Texas v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  2. City of Galveston v. MannTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Chase Bag Co. v. LongoriaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. Millers' Indemnity Underwriters v. PattenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Houston Oil Co. v. ChoateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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