Legal Opinion

Allen v. Abernethy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 13, 1912PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Atascosa County; E. A. Stevens, Judge. Action by George Allen against W. M. Ab-ernethy arid others. From a judgment granting partial relief, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

Appellant obtained a temporary injunction from the judge of the Seventy-Third judicial district of Texas restraining W. M. Abernethy, county judge, and the county commissioners, treasurer, and assessor of Atascosa county from proceeding under and recognizing a certain contract made and entered into by the commissioners’ court on June 10, 1912, with the Gordon-Jones Construction Company, to build a courthouse at Jourdanton to cost $65,000, to be paid for with county warrants secured by a lien on a 15-cent tax levy on each $100 of the valuation of the entire property of the county, as well as a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stratton v. Commissioners' Court of Kinney CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  2. San Patricio County v. McClaneTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Davis v. BurneyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  4. San Patricio County v. McClaneTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Commissioners' Court of Floyd County v. NicholsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lasater v. LopezTexas Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Bridgers v. City of LampasasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Lasater v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  4. Ross v. VeltmannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  5. Davis v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

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