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· 10/4/1972

City of University Park v. Benners

Citations

  • 485 S.W.2d 773
  • 16 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 26
  • 1972 Tex. LEXIS 239

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding \that property owners do not acquire a constitutionally protected vested right in property uses once commenced or in zoning classifications once made\
  • holding “that property owners do not acquire a constitutionally-protected vested right in property uses once commenced or in zoning classifications once made”
  • holding \that property owners do not acquire a constitutionally protected vested right in property uses once commenced or in zoning classifications once made\
  • relying on common-law requirement that a nonconforming use must legally exist when a rezoning takes place
  • requiring a vested right in order to establish a due process claim
  • “Property owners do not acquire a constitutionally protected vested right in property uses once commenced or in zoning classifications once made.”

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Judges: Steakley, McGee

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