Legal Opinion
City of Beaumont v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 27, 1977No. 8042PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIES, Chief Justice.
Anthony Cemetery was established in about 1867, and it is now in the corporate limits of Beaumont, a Home Rule City. In July 1975 Kirkland Jones purchased Lots 7 and 8 of the Morris Addition to the City of Beaumont which is adjacent to the cemetery. The deed was to Jones individually, but he testified he took it as trustee for the cemetery. He is the grandson of the original founder and the leader of the family group now operating the cemetery.
Lots 7 and 8 when purchased by Jones were zoned R-3 by the City of Beaumont. In addition to single family dwellings permitted by an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- City of Beaumont v. FallTexas Supreme Court · 1927
- City of Bellaire v. LamkinTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- City of Weslaco v. MeltonTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Louder v. Texas Liquor Control BoardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
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