Legal Opinion
Lee v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1962No. A-8484PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Norvell
The controlling question in this case relates to the constitutionality of that portion of Senate Bill No. 317 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the 56th Legislature (Acts 1959, ch. 201, p. 472) which purports to authorize the Texas Board of Corrections to condemn certain lands in Brazoria County, Texas. The caption of the Act reads as follows :
“An Act concerning State Prison lands in Brazoria County; and declaring an emergency.”
Petitioner here asserts that insofar as the power to condemn lands is concerned, this caption is patently insufficient to meet the requirements of Article 3, Sec.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gulf Ins. Co. v. James, St. Treas.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
- Underwriters v. Kirby Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Austin v. Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- State v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
3Cited by22 opinions
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Sowders v. M.W. Kellogg Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
- Moore v. Edna Hospital DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Board of Managers of the Harris County Hospital District v. Pension Board of the Pension System for the City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Fletcher v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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