Legal Opinion

Hunter v. Whiteaker & Washington

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 1921No. 6549PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Johnson County; Bruce Young, Judge. Suit by E. E. Hunter and others as residents and taxpayers of Johnson County, Tex., against Whiteaker & Washington and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

It is alleged in the petition that the suit was instituted by “The county of Johnson, a municipal corporation, by and through B. E. Hunter, W. H. Griffith, C. E. Dempwolf, H. C. Gresham, J. M. Wright, J. E. Irvin, D. G. Wilson, O. B. Foster, Ben Simonds, E. S. Clack, S. L. Hazlett, W. A. Killough, resident domiciled taxpaying voters of Johnson county, Tex.,” and the parties named not only claim to represent the county but “all other taxpaying voters” in the county, and they brought their action against the county judge and county commissioners “and all the said defendants as the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harlem Gas Co. v. . Mayor, C., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1865
  2. City of Houston v. GloverCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  3. Stratton v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. City of Houston v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Love v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. City of Dallas v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Roper v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Stephens County v. J. N. McCammon, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Tackett v. MiddletonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926

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