Legal Opinion

Tod v. City of Houston

Texas Commission of Appeals

Decided October 21, 1925No. 496-4133PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, P. J.

The opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals can be found in 258 S. W. 839.' It is complete in every way, and we do not think it necessary to repeat that statement here. We shall make such statement only as has a bearing upon the two real issues in the case.

On the 17th day of July, 1916, the city of Houston extended its then city limits so as to include adjacent territory known as block 38 of the Port Houston addition to said city, comprising lots 1 to 16, inclusive, thereof. This annexation was had in compliance with section 2b of the charter of the city of Houston, as amended in 1913 under the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Graham v. City of GreenvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Crabb v. Celeste Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  3. City of El Paso v. RuckmanTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Parker v. Harris County Drainage Dist. No. 2Court of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Cohen v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. City of Wichita Falls v. Bowen, TrusteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Lefler v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. Houston Endowment, Inc. v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Wheeler v. City of BrownsvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Phillips v. City of OdessaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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