Legal Opinion
Sparks v. Bolton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 20, 1960No. 15739PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Chief Justice.
Appellants in this appeal are trustees of a retirement trust for the benefit of employees of General American Oil Company. Appellees are Thomas Bolton and Texas and New Orleans Railroad.
The appeal is from an order sustaining a plea in abatement and dismissing a suit filed by appellants seeking to enjoin appel-lees from platting and subdividing a portion of the railroad’s right-of-way and constructing a building thereon.
In their pleadings appellants allege that, appellees are proceeding under cloak of authority of certain ordinances and acts of the City Council of Dallas,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Amarillo v. StapfTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- City of Dallas v. RosenthalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Graham v. McCarty & BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Davis v. City of AbileneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Rosenthal v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bolton v. SparksTexas Supreme Court · 1962
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- Ab-Tex Beverage Corp. v. Angelo State University, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Lacy v. HoffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Law Offices of Yarborough & Pope, Inc. v. National Automobile & Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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