Legal Opinion
State v. Gracia
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 12, 2001No. 2-00-319-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARDNER, Justice.
I.Introduction
The 236th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, dismissed a condemnation suit on motion by the State of Texas on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (“DOT”). The DOT complains that the trial court erred in awarding attorney’s fees and expenses to Valentin and Joan Gracia, as condemnees, contending that only a county court at law had jurisdiction over the suit and that the district court therefore had no jurisdiction to award the fees and expenses. We affirm.
II.Factual and Procedural Background
On October 5, 1999, the State of Texas on…
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