Hubler v. City of Corpus Christi

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an inverse condemnation case under the Texas Constitution Article 1, Section 17, brought by plaintiff Hubler (appellant here) against defendants, the City of Corpus Christi (City) and the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (State). The City and State filed numerous special exceptions to plaintiff Hubler’s pleadings which the trial court granted. Plaintiff, in open court, refused to amend his pleadings to meet the special exceptions sustained by the trial court. The trial court thereafter dismissed plaintiff’s cause with prejudice.…