LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DIST. v. CARTWRIGHT

No. 13388.

319 S.W.2d 158 (1958)

LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT, Appellant, v. Holman CARTWRIGHT et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied December 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schneider & Schneider, George West, Lewright, Dyer & Redford, Fischer, Wood, Burney & Nesbitt, Corpus Christi, Charles C. Triplett, William L. Hardwick, George West, Wood, Pratt & Boykin, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Clemens, Knight, Weiss & Spencer, San Antonio, Harry J. Schulz, Three Rivers, Morrill & Patton, Beeville, William L. Hardwick, George West, for appellees.


POPE, Justice.

This case concerns the respective jurisdictions of the County and District Courts of Live Oak County over condemnation matters as affected by Art. 3269, Vernon's Ann.Civ.Stats. The district court sustained pleas to the jurisdiction and abatement and dismissed this suit brought by Lower Nueces River Water Supply District for title and condemnation. The controlling points in the case are: (1) Did the district court have jurisdiction over the title issues...

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