Legal Opinion
City of Abilene v. Woodlock
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 9, 1955No. 3182PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINGS, Justice.
The City of Abilene, on April 2, 1954, by ordinance prohibited the parking of automobiles on South First Street between Treadaway Boulevard and its western city limits. E. D. Woodlock and other appel-lees who own places of business on the South First Street, filed a petition in the District Court seeking to enjoin the City from enforcing the ordinance. Upon a trial of the cause the court declared the ordinance null and void and permanently enjoined its enforcement. The City of Abilene has appealed.
The material portion of the ordinance is as follows:
“Section Two: That all…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. BankstonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Town of Ascarate v. VillalobosTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Coleman v. RhoneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- City of Clayton v. NemoursMissouri Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by17 opinions
- City of Austin v. DanielsTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Hatten v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Jackson v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Bexar County v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- John v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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