Legal Opinion
Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Board of Equalization
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1967No. B-196PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALVERT, Chief Justice.
As originally filed, the purpose of this suit by Greyhound Lines, Inc., a California corporation, was to have declared void ad valorem tax assessments made by tax officials of the City of Ft. Worth and Ft. Worth Independent School District on 277 of its buses for the year 1965. Before trial, the taxes levied, $12,900 by the city and $11,775 by the school district, were paid under protest, and by amended petition Greyhound sought recovery of the taxes so paid. The plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment and the defendants filed a similar joint motion. The trial…
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