Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. State Ex Rel. Ridglea Village
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 2, 1945No. 14667PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This suit is in the nature of a quo warranto proceeding, attacking the annexation by the City of Fort Worth of an area described in the case as Ridglea Village.
During 1944 the City of Fort Worth submitted to the qualified voters of Fort Worth several amendments to the city charter, one of which amendments changed the boundaries of the city so as to include the Ridglea area. At about the same time, the Ridglea area was incorporated, under the general laws, as a municipal corporation under the name of Ridglea Village.
We have for decision two questions. The first is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cohen v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- State Ex Rel. Binz v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- C.S. Eastham v. B.A. SteinhagenTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Cohen v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Felly v. Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 7Texas Supreme Court · 1946
- City of Joplin v. Village of Shoal Creek DriveMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- State Ex Rel. Mercer v. Incorporated Town of CrestwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. SelfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Town of Greenfield v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1951
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