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CONTRERAS v. BENNETT

No. 08-09-00321-CV.

361 S.W.3d 174 (2011)

Arturo CONTRERAS, Appellant, v. James Robert BENNETT and Hilda M. Bennett, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

December 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Mounts III , Kemp Smith LLP, El Paso, TX, for Appellant.

J. Keith Mayo , Mayo Mendiola & Starr LLP, Tyler, TX, for Appellees.

Before McCLURE, C.J., CHEW, C.J. (Senior), BRAMBLETT, Judge.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.

Between July 27 and August 7, 2006, more than fifteen inches of rain engulfed the City of El Paso, an amount nearly twice the annual average for the desert city.1 The deluge sent mud and rocks cascading into some parts of the city, destroying as many as 300 homes and causing an estimated $100 million in damage. Against this back drop, we consider here a claim for damages to...

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