Legal Opinion
City of West University Place v. Ellis
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1940No. 7485PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge German
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.
In this case the City of West University Place will be designated plaintiff and J. R. Ellis will be called defendant.
The City of West University Place is incorporated under the general laws of the State of Texas, and has some 8000 population. Under its charter and the laws of the State it has the power to enact a comprehensive zoning ordinance. It adopted such an ordinance on June 11, 1937. Just when such ordinance became effective is in doubt, but that question need not be determined here.
The ordinance in question…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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