CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. MAGEE

Nos. 12876-12878.

285 S.W.2d 236 (1955)

CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Appellant, v. Augusta Lynn MAGEE, Dolph Magee, Hugh Magee and William Magee, Appellees. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Appellant, v. Clyde JENNINGS and Wife, Zelda Jennings, Appellees. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Appellant, v. C. L. MAYES, Sue Baker Mayes, and J. L. Mayes, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. M. Singer, City Atty., Ellis M. Brown, Asst. City Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellant.

George L. Brundrett, Jr., Fischer, Wood, Burney & Nesbitt, David M. Coover, R. Briscoe King, Corpus Christi, for appellees.


NORVELL, Justice.

As the points of error asserted in these appeals are identical, the causes were consolidated for hearing in this Court. A statement of facts common to all of the cases was likewise filed here. The substantial point involved is whether or not the appellant, City of Corpus Christi, was deprived of the species of trial in the County Court prescribed by Article 3266, Vernon's Ann.Tex.Civ.Stats. These three causes involve the condemnation of lands by...

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