Condemnation Law
 
Eddie Lerma v. Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc.

Appellant Eddie Lerma, challenges a jury verdict and subsequent judgment holding him liable to Appellee Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc. (“Border Demolition”) for breach of an oral demolition contract and attorneys’ fees. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Factual History
On May 28, 2008, the City of El Paso condemned a house and detached garage located at 7429 Rose Lane Circle in El P

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John Doe v. State of New Hampshire

The petitioner, John Doe, appeals an order of the Superior Court (McNamara, J.) granting summary judgment for the respondent, the State of New Hampshire, on the petitioner’s declaratory judgment action, which sought a ruling that RSA chapter 651-B is unconstitutional, as applied to him, because it violates the prohibition against retrospective laws and the Due Process Clause of the New Hampshire

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Crystal Ridge Homeowners Association v. City of Bothell

We must decide whether the city of Bothell assumed
responsibility for maintaining a drainage pipe installed in Crystal Ridge, a residential
subdivision in Snohomish County. Crystal Ridge was developed from two residential
plats that Snohomish County approved in 1987. The area became incorporated into
the city of Bothell (City) in 1992. One of the plats contained a drainage easement

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Linda Vista Village San Diego Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Tecolote Investors, LLC

This matter comes to us on a judgment of dismissal of a complaint for declaratory and other relief, brought by plaintiff and appellant Linda Vista Village San Diego Homeowners Association, Inc. (Appellant). Its members are sublessees of mobilehome park lots on a real property site (the park site) that is subject to a 1979 master lease between the landowner defendant and respondent, the City of San

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City of Highland Haven, Texas; and Burnet County, Texas v. Eugene Taylor and Charles Fenner

Appellees Eugene Taylor and Charles Fenner brought suit against Highland Haven
and Burnet County seeking damages for inverse condemnation caused by the County’s construction
of a bridge upgradient from their properties. The City and County filed pleas to the jurisdiction,
asserting that their governmental immunity barred suit because Taylor and Fenner’s pleadings
did not suppor

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City of Highland Haven, Texas; and Burnet County, Texas v. Eugene Taylor and Charles Fenner

Appellees Eugene Taylor and Charles Fenner brought suit against Highland Haven
and Burnet County seeking damages for inverse condemnation caused by the County’s construction
of a bridge upgradient from their properties. The City and County filed pleas to the jurisdiction,
asserting that their governmental immunity barred suit because Taylor and Fenner’s pleadings
did not suppor

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State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation v. Cragi Heidinger

Tulsa, OK - Civil trial lawyer Kent Morlan represented the State of Oklahoma on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in real property owned by Craig Heidinger.

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State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation v. R. Dobie Langenkamp, Successor Trustee of Republic

Tulsa, OK - Civil trial lawyer Kent Morlan represented the State of Oklahoma in this action to acquire certain rights title and interest in certain real property by eminent domain for public purposes by condemnation.

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State of Oklahoma v. Floyd D. Haresty, et al.

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Harry M. Whittington, et al. v. City of Austin, et al.

The City elected to take property belonging to the Whittingtons. As part of the process,
the City paid a deposit into the registry of the trial court, and the deposit was later placed in an
investment account with the permission of the parties. After the supreme court determined that the
condemnation of the property was proper, the district court awarded the investment income to the

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State of Oklahoma v. Floyd R. Hardesty, et al.

Tulsa County, OK - The State of Oklahoma sued Roger Hardesty and others on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by Mr. Hardesty and others for public use.

Court docket entries:

03-18-1985 TEXT

** PETITION - NO CHARGE [43.50]

03-18-1985 TEXT

** SUMMONS ISSUED (4 C

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The City of Galveston, Texas v. Joe Murphy, Yoram Ben-Amram and Galtex Development, LLC

Appellees Joe Murphy, Yoram Ben-Amram, and Galtex Development, LLC1 sued the City of Galveston, claiming that the City unconstitutionally took their property without just compensation through inverse condemnation. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, which the trial court denied. The City timely filed this
1 We refer to the appellees collectively as the “Property Owners.”
interlo

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City of Tulsa v. Raintree Estates I, Inc.

¶1 Appellant Raintree Estates I, Inc., d/b/a Silver Ridge Townhomes, a/k/a Raintree Estates I Condominiums Homeowners Association (The Association) seeks review of the trial court's order directing the distribution of proceeds of a Commissioners Report to individual condominium unit owners in a condemnation action filed by Plaintiff City of Tulsa (The City). Appellant also appeals a subsequent or

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Mark Long, et al. v. State of South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD - Five South Dakota families sued the State of South Dakota on inverse condemnation theories claiming that their properties were damaged as a direct result in adequate drainage underneath Highway 11 in Shindler, South Dakota. They claimed that their properties flooded in 2010 as a result of inadequate drainage under the state highway.

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Andrew LeBeau v. State of Utah

¶1 On certiorari, petitioner Andrew LeBeau asks us to
consider whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district
court’s imposition of a sentence of life without the possibility of
parole following Mr. LeBeau’s conviction for aggravated kidnapping
pursuant to Utah Code section 76-5-302. Mr. LeBeau’s conviction
stems from a domestic dispute triggered by Mr. LeB

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Riverside County Sheriff's Department v. Jan Stiglitz

Here we hold that when hearing an administrative appeal from discipline imposed on a correctional officer, an arbitrator may rule upon a discovery motion for officer personnel records, commonly referred to as a Pitchess motion. (Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess); Evid. Code, §§ 1043, 1045.) Evidence Code section 1043 expressly provides that Pitchess motions may be filed

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George P. Conway v. County of Tuolumne

In an unsuccessful attempt to apprehend George P. Conway’s adult son, Donald Conway,1 who reportedly had fired shots at George, officers from defendant County of Tuolumne (County) fired a tear gas canister into George’s mobile home. Donald was not inside but was apprehended later. George brought suit against the County for damage to
1We refer to George and Donald Conway by their first name

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AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, Inc. v. Chester L. Eaton, et al.

COMES NOW the Petitioner, AEP OKLAHOMA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, INC. (AEP), an Oklahoma corporation, by its attorneys, and respectfully states and shows to the Court:
I.
That AEP is a corporation, duly organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, fully authorized and qualified to engaged in the transmission and distribution of electrical ene

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Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises Ltd. v. Faith H. Gonzales

Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Ltd. challenges the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to Faith Gonzales, asserting: (1) the trial court erred in determining the amount of attorney’s fees to be awarded because a jury was required to determine the reasonableness of the amount of attorney’s fees to award; (2) if section 21.259 of the Texas Labor Code1 authorized the trial court to deter

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DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC v. McClung D. Benbrook

Buffalo, Harper County, OK - DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC sued McClung D. Benbrook on an eminent domain (condemnation) theory seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interest in real property owned by McClung for a pipeline.

06/07/2012 FILE & ENTER PETITION $150.00
LAW LIB ASSESS $6.00
DISPUTE MEDIATION $2.00
OCIS $25.00
LENGTHY TRIAL FUND $10.00
OK

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Jamshid Najah v. Scottsdale Insurance Company

Appellants Jamshid Najah and Mark Akhavain sold a commercial property, taking back as partial payment a promissory note secured by a second deed of trust. When the borrower fell into default and the holder of the first deed of trust commenced foreclosure proceedings, appellants purchased from the senior lender the promissory note secured by the first deed of trust and took assignment of that trust

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DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC v. Darenda D. Mears a/k/a Darenda Talmadge, et al.

Oklahoma City, OK DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC sued Darenda D. Mears an others on eminent domain (condemnation) theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in real property for pipeline use alleging:

Plaintiff DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, for its cause of action against the Defendants
Darenda D Mears, a/k/a Darenda Talmadge; Arlyn McColloch;

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Liberty Insurance Corporation v. City of Moore

COME NOW, Plaintiffs, Liberty Insurance Corporation (“Liberty”) and Michael R. Sohn (“Sohn”), and respectfully request this Court issue an Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order Without Notice to bar or preclude Defendants, City of Moore and Fernando Austin Paul Hernandez (“Hernandez”), from demolishing Hernandez’ s house, which is located in Moore, Oklahoma and was damaged durin

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Gerald Lynn Clark and Jo Ann Clark v. Titus County, Texas

Titus County plans to construct a highway through the middle of 21.02 acres of land owned by Gerald Lynn Clark and Jo Ann Clark and, to accomplish its plan, is pursuing condemnation of a 6.193-acre strip that would leave the Clarks with two separated remnant tracts. The appeal before us concerns the value of the taking and comes from a summary judgment in favor of the County. We reverse the summar

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Barbara Lynch v. California Coastal Commission

The California Coastal Commission (Commission) appeals from a judgment in a
mandamus action directing the Commission to remove three conditions from a coastal
development permit amendment (permit) issued to Barbara Lynch and Thomas Frick
(collectively, respondents). The Commission contends respondents waived any challenge
to these conditions by signing and recording documents agree

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