KERR v. HARRIS COUNTY

No. 01-02-00158-CV.

177 S.W.3d 290 (2005)

Edward A. and Norma KERR, Pattie Ackermann and Leda Krolczyk, Clifford Ahlhorn, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Margrete Ahlhorn, the Estate of Margrete Ahlhorn, Brent Weston and Karen Renee McDowell, David T. Adams, Thomas E. Alvarez, Gary M. and Mary E. Andrews, Paul C. Ardoin, Jr., Frances E. Averett, Robert H. Baird, Ronald L. and Wendy Barr, Donald H. and Cynthia L. Beck, Okie Beck, Douglas J. and Nancy K. Black, Carol Ann Blanton, Leroy and Mary Bollom, Stanley and Cathy Bordovsky, Lori Kraft Borque, Ken and Susan Bowman, Wendell W. and Lynn M. Breazeale, Michael R. and Diana L. Brinkmeyer, James R. and Patricia Brown, Mark A. and Leah Brumlow, Michael and Cynthia Buchanan, James and Terri Buckley, Roman F. and Cynthia A. Vest Bujnoch, David Carnes and Linda Ramsey, William and Shirley Cannavino, Russell D. and Bonnie Lynn Carlson, Sam and Kim Carlton, James J. and Connie J. Cassens, James J. Christy, Carl W. and Susan Clark, Michael and Suzanne Claxton, Melodie Cooper, Gail Cortelyou, Susan D. Covington, Grady and Clois Crawford, Antonio and Nilda Cuellar, William P. and Sue E. Day, Susan Jane Deeslie, Maria T. De La Fuente and Judith A. Wood, Duane E. Degner, Jackie L. and Lillian L. Dillon, Karen Renee Dohman, Kevin and Elizabeth Domain, Cynthia J. Driskill, Marvin J. and Pamela A. Droddy, Keith and Holly Engle, Nickolas and Hughleene S. Erdely, Robert W. and Linda S. Erdman, Jr., Patsy A. Eubanks, Juan and Maria Eufracio, Mike Evans, Fairbanks Animal Clinic, Inc., Richard E. and Kimberly M. Faircloth, Douglas L. and Debra G. Fares, Donna Farrar, Gary and Karen Fleming, Gerardo and Cathy Flores, Brandon Fokken, Marlowe A. and Mary M. Fokken, David M. and Debbie Foyt, Phyllis J. Gamble, Shirley Galik, Armando and Lucia Garcia, Robert D. and Jovita Garcia, Stephen B. and Brenda Garney, Norman K. and Lynda Garrison, Paul D. and Stephanie K. Gerke, Timothy K. and Deborah K. Glavin, Horace Dean and Janice M. Golden, Mark and Jennifer Goodrum, Mike and Brenda Gorski, Roger D. and Deborah Greer, Lulene Gregg, Lance W. Gremillion, Sharon Gremillion, Joe E. Guzman, James L. Hall, Jr., Lynn Hanson, James B. and Laurie Haney, Jr., Michael D. and Kimberly Y. Haney, Terry D. Hargrave, Lonnie and Jo A. Harrison, Janice L. Hays, Richard A. and Betty J. Heathcott, Alice K. Hedstrom, Steven J. and Marie A. Henry, Steve and Darla Henry, Carol Hilmers, Carol Hohle as Administrator of the Estate of Hermine Luecke, the Estate of Hermine Luecke, Lonnie E. and Cheryl A. Hood, Daniel and Alison Horstman, Robert M. Hubbard, George E. and Catherine L. Johnson, Daniel and Pamella Jones, Paul and Deborah Juren, Steve N. and Christy Kalogeras, Glenda Keach, Mickey W. and Virginia Keeling, Eva Kelley, Titus L. and Donna Hoffman Kelley, Charlotte Susan Kerr, Ron and Susan King, David B. and Denise M. Kirby, Ramanath and Jayanthi Kongovi, Corine L. Konvicka, Lillian M. Krolczyk, Paul and Janis Kubeszka, Larry and Terri Kuta, Berthold G. and Michele Lakadosch, Lillian M. and George W. Lang II, Walter D. Latham Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Linda D. Latham, John S. and Nancy L. Leatherman, Ronald P. and Lisa A. Lewandowski, Joe and Marjorie Lewis, Bartley A. and Karla K. Lewis, Patricia Perkins Lipinsky, Norman J. and Martha A. Locascio, Lowell R. and Judith A. Locke, Wayne D. and Allyson Lynn, Gary and Judith Lyon, Dennis and Deborah Mabe, Elizabeth Malek, Don P. Maniha, Frank J. and Madylene Marino, Barbara J. Matthews, Joe G. McCourt, Thomas F. and Denise C. McNeilly, Antonio and Guadalupe Medrano, Joe and Gloria Mejia, Daniel and Dorraine Meicher, Madeline Merriman, J.T. Mills, Phillip and Carol Mireles, Adolph and Theresa Mock, Damaso C. and Edith Mojica, David A. and Shirley Montgomery, Fermin and Maria Montoya, David N. Moore, Bobby B. and Vivian Morris, Agnes A. Murphree, Tho and Loan Ti Nguyen, Loi Van and Nhan K. Nguyen, Brad P. Nixon, David J. and Donnie B. Noll, David A. and Jennifer Nowak, Kenneth E. and Cecilia O'Bannion, Fred A. and Carolyn M. Gartman O'Bannion, Michael W. and Diane O'Connor, Janice O'Keeffe, Michael L. and Gail L. Oakley, Sr., Louis and Joanna Orlando, Randall J. Parker, Richard and Patricia Parks, Peter B. and Patricia Pedersen, Ralph D. and Patricia A. Perez, Katherine F. Piccolo, Gerard Piccolo, Marshall J. and Mary L. Pientka, Michael and Virginia Ploch, Janet L. Storey for the Estate of Barbara J. Prines, Paul S. Quin, Milagros Ramirez, Barbara J. Ready, Weldon and Norma Reed, Marc S. and Carol Rendall, James Louis Riggins, Bobby and Lisa Riggs, John L. and Gloria A. Riley, Larry and Janie Rockett, Joe E. and Juliet Rodriguez, Mario A. and Consuelo Rodriguez, Richard Rohm, Steve and Irene Jones Ruiz, Stephanie Rush, Glenda Sanchez, Jorge Sanchez, Randy and Cindy M. Sartain, Ralph J. Schad, Chris Schilling, Valerie Schmitt, Paul Schwarsch, James L. and Victoria R. Sherwin, George D. and Catherine A. Shutts, Ernest L. and May L. Simpson, Reginald A. and Debra Smith, Sharyn M. Smith, Shelly D. Smith, Troy and Cheryl Smith, Douglas and Lynn Snider, Danny J. and Charlotte J. Sralla, Dana G. and Margaret A. Strebeck, Kenneth H. and Deborah K. Tate, Wanda Lena' Temple, Janet Theck, Kathleen Theriault, David M. Thompson, David and Marcia Tijerina, Zachary W. Tolson, Sandra L. Turner, Bobby L. and Janet Underwood, Pamela Ann Van Oster, Galia Vargas, Betty Varner, Charles L. and Janet C. Vavricka, Vicki Vides, Orlando Vides, David and Gwyn Von Heeder, Lydia A. Walden, Bari L. Warnaar, Jerry and Sue Walton, Larry J. and Norma M. Washington, Ralph Weller, Ned B. and Connie Whitton, Geri Laine Tice Williams, Brian and Carolyn L. Williams, Thomas P. and Dorothy W. Williamson, Dane and Linda Wilson, Andrea R. Winter, Lloyd C. and Shelia D. Wood, Michael B. Wright Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Cheryl Dale Wright, Wendell R. and Sheila Wyborny, Garry L. and Myriam L. Zalesky, Darrell D. and Angela R. Zwink, Appellants, v. HARRIS COUNTY; Harris County Flood Control District; Harris County Municipal Utility District Number 168, Harris County Municipal District Number 170, and Jones & Carter, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston.

March 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Blackburn, Richard Roberts Morrison, Blackburn Carter, P.C., Larry J. Doherty, Doherty "Long" Wagner, Houston, TX, Russell H. McMains, Law Offices of Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, TX, for Appellants.

J. Mark Breeding, Andrews & Kurth, Cathy J. Sisk, Harris County Attorneys Office, Houston, TX, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, HANKS, and BLAND.


MEMORANDUM OPINION ON REHEARING

JANE BLAND, Justice.

Edward A. and Norma Kerr, together with approximately 360 other plaintiffs (collectively, "the Kerrs"), sued Harris County and the Harris County Flood Control District (collectively, the "Harris County entities"), two municipal utility districts ("the MUDs"), and an engineering firm ("Jones & Carter, Inc."), alleging that since 1984, their activities within the White Oak Bayou watershed have caused...

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