Legal Opinion

City of Beaumont v. Bryant, Byram & Swain

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1976No. 7793Published

1Opinion of the Court

DIES, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation case brought by the City of Beaumont, appellant, to acquire a sewer easement from the appellee, Bryant, Byram & Swain, a partnership. The sole question involves the admissibility of one comparable sale. Appellant in its brief challenged two sales, but on oral argument conceded that one (Cicero to McGoni-gle) was not assigned as error in its motion for new trial. We therefore cannot consider that sale. See Tex.R.Civ.P. 321; Meyer v. Great American Indemnity Company, 154 Tex. 408, 279 S.W.2d 575, 579 (1955).

The one comparable sale we review is that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Meyer v. Great American Indemnity CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Crouch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Trinity River Authority v. HutchingsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Trinity River Authority of Texas v. McMurreyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Westmoreland v. Beaumont Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975

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