Kopplow Development, Inc. v. the City of San Antonio

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• holding that because Texas is notice pleading jurisdiction, petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of fact upon which claims are based
• recognizing that before trial, the trial court granted the city’s motion that Kopplow’s vested rights permit was not effective against subsequent floodplain ordinance per local government code section 245.004(9)
• purpose of notice pleading is to give opponent information sufficient to enable preparation of defense
• “One of the most important purposes of our government is to protect private property rights.”
• “The focus of Gragg is that the government’s negligent acts that result in an occasional flood do not benefit the public and cannot qualify as a taking.”
• “[A] petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” (quoting Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982)

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