Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Burnett
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1938No. 7385PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge Martin,
of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.
This case is before us on the following certificate:
“In the year 1919, S. B. Burnett, a wealthy citizen of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, executed and delivered to said City a deed using the following language:
“ ‘Know All Men By These Presents: Having now passed the age of three score and ten, sensible of the advantages it will confer on the community and desirous of contributing something out of my fortune’while yet I am alive to the welfare and happiness of the people among whom I dwell and as a. visible…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lamar County v. ClementsTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- City of Chicago v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Warren v. MayorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Melin v. Community Consolidated School District No. 76Illinois Supreme Court · 1924
- Codman v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 v. Caprock Communications Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Kingsville Independent School Dist. v. CrenshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Hodgins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- Shelton v. KalbowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- McCraw v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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