Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. City of Denton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 8, 1977No. 17893PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MASSEY, Chief Justice.
As plaintiffs, Robert H. Caldwell, Jr., and Ray V. Hunt brought and prosecuted a suit against the defendants, the Home Rule City of Denton, Texas, and certain individuals who were members of its governing body. The State of Texas presented itself as an intervenor.
Plaintiffs’ prayer was that they have a declaratory judgment that there existed a conflict of interest of the individual city council members constituting two-thirds of the voting majority of the governing body of the City of Denton of such a nature as should either require invalidation of municipal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- California Products, Inc. v. Puretex Lemon Juice, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1960
- Burrow v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Lee v. City of StratfordTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Jacobs v. City of DenisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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