Legal Opinion
City of Deer Park v. State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 4, 1953No. 3094PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, Justice.
This suit is a proceeding in quo war-ranto. It was brought by the State of Texas on relation of Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical Corporation against appellants, the City of Deer Park and its Mayor and Aldermen, to test the validity of an ordinance passed on February 5, 1952, whereby appellants sought to annex to the city certain property owned by relators. The case was tried before the.court below without a jury and resulted in judgment (1) decreeing the ordinance to be invalid and void and (2) permanently enjoining appellants and their successors in office (a) from…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. MicklejohnTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- State Ex Rel. Childress v. County School TrusteesTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Beaumont v. Matthew Cartwright Land & Improvement Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- City of El Paso v. State ex rel. Town of AscarateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Eppstein v. State of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Laidlaw Waste Systems (Dallas), Inc. v. City of WilmerTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- City of Deer Park v. State ex rel. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1954
- City of Wilmer v. Laidlaw Waste System (Dallas), Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
- Maley v. 7111 Southwest Freeway, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- City of Deer Park v. State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1955
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