Legal Opinion
Angelina County v. Bond
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 18, 1929No. 1792PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Quinn, J.
Bond brought this suit against Angelina county to recover damages for the overflow of certain farm lands alleged to have been caused by the construction by the defendant county of a public road in such way as to back the surface water upon his land and to destroy certain growing crops. The defendant county answered, the cause was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment entered for plaintiff in the sum of $750. Motion for a new trial was overruled, and the county has appealed.
Appellant presents many assignments of error, but we shall discuss only a few of them. The main contention of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Deaton v. RushTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Port Arthur Rice Milling Co. v. Beaumont Rice MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Heigel v. Wichita CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Rackley v. FowlkesTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- County of Harris v. GerhartTexas Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Houston v. Renault, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Hall v. Wilbarger CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Snell v. KnowlesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Farmers State Bank of New Boston v. Bowie CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- El Paso County v. ElamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
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