Legal Opinion

Williams v. Carroll

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 11, 1915No. 38Published

Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; W. H. Davidson, Judge. Action by W. M. Carroll against H. L. Williams, County Treasurer of Jefferson County, and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants, appeal. Judgment reformed and

1Opinion of the CourtConley, C. J.

This was an action by W. M. Carroll, as a taxpaying citizen of Jefferson county, in his own behalf, and in behalf of all other persons similarly situated, against H. L. Williams, county treasurer of Jefferson *31county, Tex;, and against R. W. Wilson, county judge, George W. Caswell, B. J. Johnson, J. B. Peek, and W. M. Carroll, as county commissioners of Jefferson county, Tex. The suit was for an injunction to restrain and prevent the transfer by the county treasurer, under an order of the commissioners’ court previously made, of the sum of $40,000 realized from a tax for general county…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  3. Citizens Bank v. City of TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  5. City of Fort Worth v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1882

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