HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT v. HILL

No. 13678.

348 S.W.2d 806 (1961)

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. Joan Olive Robinson HILL et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Resweber, County Atty., Alvin K. James, Asst. County Atty., Houston, for appellant.

Fred Parks and Fred A. Collins, Houston, for appellees.


BELL, Chief Justice.

The appellant condemned 1.705 acres of land belonging to appellee, Mrs. Hill. This 1.705 was off of the west end of a five acre tract. The five acre tract fronts on Riceville Road for a distance of about 280 feet and runs back west between parallel lines about 776 feet. The part taken off the west end has no outlet to a road except across the adjoining land of appellee.

The jury, in response to Special Issue No. 1, found the market value...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases