Frank and Shelley Thornton v. Northeast Harris County MUD 1, 14-13-00890-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th dist.], July 24, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a condemnation case where the property owner filed counter-claims. The Houston Court of Appeals for 14th
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Samuel T. Russell v. City of Dallas, 05-13-00061-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, May 16, 2014). This is a substandard building case where Russell challenged the demolition of a building on his property and brought a takings claim against the City. The trial
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City of Bryan/Building and Standards Commission v. Kenneth Cavitt, 10-13-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, May 8, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a structural standards case. The Waco Court of Appeals affirmed
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Marilyn Stewart v. The City of San Antonio 04-13-00720-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 30, 2014). The underlying suit arises out of a structural standards commission determination a building is substandard and ordering its demolition. Stewart was a lienholder and possible
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The City of Madisonville v. Theresa Murders and Martina Maldonado, 10-13-00234-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, April 17, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Plaintiffs brought suit against the City and contractor alleging damages after the City replaced
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San Antonio Water System v. Robert Overby and Teresa Overby, 04-13-00364-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding case which the San
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. AGUIRRE PROPERTIES, INC., 13-13-00314-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, December 19, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a negligence, takings, and nuisance case involving three instances
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Port of Houston Authority v. Aaron, et al. No. 01-12-00373-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] September 5, 2013). This is one of two cases decided at the same time involving the same parties. This case is an interlocutory appeal from
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City of Houston v. BCCA Appeal Group, Inc., No. 01-11-00332-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 29, 2013) The Houston Court of Appeals was asked to determine the constitutionality of ordinances regulating air pollution (preemption). The ordinances were challenged by
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Chin Wu v City of San Antonio, No. 04-10-00836-CV (Tex. Civ. App. – San Antonio August 14, 2013) This is a dangerous structure/takings opinion out of the San Antonio Court of Appeals. This opinion withdrew the prior opinion issued on March 6,
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