MISSOURI P. R. CO. v. LIBERTY COUNTY WATER C. & I. DIST.

No. 7344.

483 S.W.2d 50 (1972)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. LIBERTY COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. SIX, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sewell, Junell & Riggs, Houston, Thomas A. Wheat, Liberty, for appellant.

Daniel Morrison & Strahan, Liberty, for appellee.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing an eminent domain suit for want of prosecution. The Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District No. Six (hereinafter called The District) is the condemning authority. The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (hereinafter called The Railroad) is the land owner. The purpose of the condemnation proceedings was to secure easements for the construction of a levee in the Trinity River...

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