McGOVERN v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 15878.

478 S.W.2d 229 (1972)

John P. McGOVERN, Appellant, v. The CITY OF HOUSTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Childs, Fortenbach, Beck & Guyton, Larry W. Bass, Houston, for appellant.

William A. Olson, City Atty., Joseph G. Rollins, Senior Asst. City Atty., for City of Houston.

Patrick Oxford, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, of counsel for Houston Independent School District.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit to remove the cloud cast on the title to a tract of land owned by appellant, which cloud resulted from the recordation of an instrument purporting to dedicate an easement for street purposes out of said tract. The trial was to the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment that the plaintiff take nothing. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed.

In 1927 Braeswood Corporation acquired a tract of land containing...

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