Legal Opinion
City of Odessa v. Bell
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 21, 1990No. 08-89-00224-CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOEHLER, Justice.
In an inverse condemnation case brought under Article 1, sec. 17 of the Texas Constitution, the jury awarded actual ($103,- 000.00) and exemplary ($327,000.00) damages in favor of the Appellee property owners against the Appellant City of Odessa (“City”), such damages allegedly resulting from the flow of sewer water discharged by water treatment facilities operated by the City, down a draw to Appellees’ property. From an adverse judgment on the verdict, the City brings this appeal. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.
The City operates two water treatment…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Houston First American Savings v. MusickTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Lofton v. Texas Brine Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Clancy v. Zale Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
- City of Gladewater v. PikeTexas Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Simons v. City of Austin, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
- Tarrant Regional Water District v. Gragg, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
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