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HARRIS CTY. v. GORDON

No. B-9765.

616 S.W.2d 167 (1981)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Petitioner, v. Harry B. GORDON et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Driscoll, County Atty., Jack N. Barbee and Joseph T. Terracina, Asst. County Attys., Houston, for petitioner.

Sears & Burns, Robert L. Burns, Houston, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation proceeding in which the Gordons sought a temporary injunction. The trial court denied the injunction, but the Court of Civil Appeals reversed. It held that Harris County did not have the authority to condemn "land," as opposed to an easement, for drainage purposes. That court rendered a judgment which enjoined the County from entering the Gordons' property. 603 S.W.2d 294. The question...

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