City of San Antonio v. Carter

Texas Supreme Court

City of San Antonio v. Carter

511 S.W.2d 262, 17 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 257, 1974 Tex. LEXIS 294

CourtTexas Supreme Court

DecidedApril 3, 1974

DocketNo. B-4446

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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City of San Antonio v. Carter, 511 S.W.2d 262, 17 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 257, 1974 Tex. LEXIS 294 (Tex. 1974).

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PER CURIAM.

This is a suit by adjoining landowners against developers and the City of San Antonio for diversion of the natural flow of water onto the plaintiffs’ land. The trial court entered a take nothing judgment, and the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded. 502 S.W.2d 925. Only the City of San Antonio applied for writ of error. It is refused, no reversible error. Our action is not to he interpreted as approving the majority opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals as to any liability of the City which is based solely upon a reasonable exercise of the police power in approving the subdivision plans under Article 974a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. See City of Wichita Falls v. Mauldin, 39 S.W.2d 859 (Tex.Com.App.1931, judgment adopted).

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PER CURIAM.

This is a suit by adjoining landowners against developers and the City of San Antonio for diversion of the natural flow of water onto the plaintiffs’ land. The trial court entered a take nothing judgment, and the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded. 502 S.W.2d 925. Only the City of San Antonio applied for writ of error. It is refused, no reversible error. Our action is not to he interpreted as approving the majority opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals as to any liability of the City which is based solely upon a reasonable exercise of the police power in approving the subdivision plans under Article 974a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. See City of Wichita Falls v. Mauldin, 39 S.W.2d 859 (Tex.Com.App.1931, judgment adopted).

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