Legal Opinion

City of Tyler v. Beck

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided July 14, 2004No. 12-03-00170-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

The City of Tyler (the “City”) appeals the trial court’s judgment in a condemnation proceeding reinstating the special commissioners’ award to Timothy L. Beck and wife, Susan G. Beck (the “Becks”). The City contends, in a single issue, that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing objections to the special commissioners’ award for want of prosecution. We affirm.

Background

On October 26, 2001, the City filed a petition in condemnation against the Becks to condemn real property to construct a sanitary sewage drainage line. The county court at law…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. MacGregor v. RichTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. City of Tyler v. BeckTexas Supreme Court · 2006

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