HATFIELD v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR

No. 8434.

598 S.W.2d 669 (1980)

Howard HATFIELD, Appellant, v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, Texas et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Eddins, Walter Umphrey, Port Arthur, for appellant.

George Piazza, Earl Black, Port Arthur, for appellees.


KEITH, Justice.

Plaintiff below appeals from an order of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained defendants' pleas in abatement.

Plaintiff owns lots in the City of Port Arthur adjoining a strip of land 35 by 172 feet dedicated as an easement "for the use and benefit of the public, to be used for a side walk community center and parking place." This strip is located between certain numbered lots and a street to the west thereof, Ninth Avenue. The...

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