Moore v. City of Beaumont

WALKER, Justice.

R. A. Moore brought this action against the City of Beaumont to recover $13,772 which he had paid to the City for a conveyance by the City to him of a mineral royalty in and under the City’s airport. He also prayed for cancellation of various instruments of conveyance. The trial court sustained exceptions to his petition and dismissed the action, and from this judgment he has appealed.

It is necessary to summarize Moore’s allegations and we do so, as follows: The City of Beaumont is a municipal corporation, operating under a charter adopted pursuant to the Home Rule Amendment…