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-starts Sunday
Don't forget to set clocks
at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Spring
forward by setting clocks for 3
a.m. at 2 am. '
Coppell Women's
Club to meet
The Coppell Women's Club
will hold a general meeting
today for a program featuring
CeMlRaed Irtm Page 1 A
Crow-Billingsley
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STAFF ~1NRITER gomery.com. , As of press time, i fv
At least one segment of the Coppell officials were unable to ~ P+
North Lake battle came .to a comment on the ruling. ' ti
close Tuesda when Jud a Sall Eddie Vassallo, lead attorney ~ tt
g ry,yin Dallas Coup y for Crow-Billingsley, said he is ~ et
Mont ome ~' not s rased b the decision.
Court at Law No. 3 ruled in favor m'P Y
of developer Crow-Billingsley in µl expected this. There has ~ (1
the city's condemnation case. never been a legal right for ; t
Montgomery granted Crow- Coppell to condemn the proper- ' E
Billingsley's plea to the jurisdic- ty," Vassallo said. "That's why we j
tion and posted the ruling on her See NORTH LAKE, Pepe 1pA j ~
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filed the abuse of process case
because sworn testimony shows
that Coppell condemned solely
to stop the Billingsleys' develop-
ment, and that is not a reason for
condemnation."
The developer filed a lawsuit
against the city of Coppell, Mayor
Doug Stover and individual coun-
cil members in March 2006 claim-
ing the city overstepped it's
authority in condemning the
North Lake property.
Vassallo said Crow-Billingsley
will continue to seek monetary
damages through the abuse of
process case filed in 2006.
"Our damages are in the lOs
of millions, we will certainly pur-
sue it," Vassallo said.
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