Legal Opinion
City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 14, 1977No. 19257PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice.
Aladdin’s Castle, Inc. sued the City of Mesquite, Texas, seeking a mandatory injunction to compel the issuance of a license for the operation of a coin-operated amusement establishment pursuant to a city ordinance. The trial court vacated the City Council’s denial of the application and issued a mandatory injunction to compel the city secretary to issue the license. We affirm.
The initial issue on this appeal is whether the portion of the ordinance upon which the Council rested its decision is unconstitutionally vague. If we decide that the provision is unconstitutional, we…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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