Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Memorial Bend Utility Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 21, 1960No. 13555PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Chief Justice.
The appellee is a private utility furnishing water and sanitary sewer service to residents of a defined area in the City of Houston. Prior to December 31, 1956, the territory served was outside the limits of the City. As a result of annexation, a part of the area served by appellee bcame a part of the City of Houston. At the time of annexation appellee was charging rates for services rendered by it according to a rate schedule promulgated by it. These rates it continued to charge until it raised its rates effective July 1, 1959.
On January 2, 1957, the City Council of the…
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