Legal Opinion
Dickens County v. Dobbins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 11, 1936No. 4592PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
This is a condemnation suit instituted by appellant, Dickens county, for the use and benefit of the highway department of the state of Texas, against the appellees, Corria Dobbins and her husband, J. H. Dobbins, to condemn, for highway purposes, a strip of land about 100 feet wide, containing about 12.07 acres and extending through- a tract of 583 acres owned by Mrs. Dobbins.
The appellees filed a cross-action in which they alleged and sought to recover their damages.
Since by agreement in open court all the matters in controversy were eliminated except the value of the land…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. CarpenterTexas Commission of Appeals · 1936
- Boyer & Lucas v. St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1903
- State v. DoomCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Northern Irr. Co. v. DoddCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Aue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kennedy v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Joyce v. Dallas CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Wise v. City of AbileneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Silberstein v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- State v. StieferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
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