CITY OF WATAUGA v. TAYLOR

No. 2-87-160-CV

752 S.W.2d 199 (1988)

CITY OF WATAUGA, Appellant, v. George TAYLOR and Barbara Taylor, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wynn, Brown, Mack, Renfro & Thompson, Douglas R. Hudman, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Susan M. Horton and Carl J. Shahady, Austin, for amici curiae Texas Municipal League and the Texas City Attorney's Ass'n, submitted in support of appellant.

Hill, Heard, O'Neal, Gilstrap & Goetz, Frank Gilstrap and Michael Rossetti, Arlington, for appellees.

Before FENDER, C.J., and FARRIS and LATTIMORE, JJ.


OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

George and Barbara Taylor, appellees, brought suit against the City of Watauga, Texas, appellant, for damages for injury to real and personal property resulting from the flooding of their home which is bordered by drainage ditches maintained by the City. The jury awarded appellees $3,000 for damages to their home, $6,800 for destruction of fixtures and personal property, and $19...

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