Legal Opinion
Coe v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 16, 1953No. 4970PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRASER, Justice.
This is a suit for a mandamus against the City of Dallas, to compel its city council to issue a building permit for the purpose of constructing a church. The various agencies of the City of Dallas, including the city council, refused to issue the building permit applied for by appellants. A hearing was held and certain surrounding property owners objected to the proposed building, intervened in the application of appellants for the mandamus, and testified at length against the issuance of the mandamus. Trial was to the court without a jury and the decision of the court was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sansom v. MercerTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Corp. of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. City of PortervilleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Edge v. City of BellaireCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
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- Synod of Chesapeake, Inc. v. City of NewarkCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1969
- Fountain Gate Ministries, Inc. v. City of Plano, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
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