Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of April 09, 2012

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State of Tex. v. Ledrec, Inc., No. 02-11-00267-CV (Apr. 12, 2012) (Livingston, C.J., joined by Walker and McCoy, JJ.).

Held: In this permissive interlocutory appeal under the former version of section 51.014(d) of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the trial court did not err by denying Appellants' motion for summary judgment contending that Appellee's expert's testimony on damages is no evidence because it is based on speculation. Appellee's expert's testimony regarding damage to the remainder property in this condemnation case--whether accurate or not--is based on how the threat of a future annexation of the property, which is currently in Mansfield's ETJ, would affect the property's market value and how that threat would affect a willing buyer and seller at the time of condemnation and not at some future date.

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