Legal Opinion
Wilburn v. City of Ladonia
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 9, 1939No. 5564Published
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Justice.
On November 29, 1937, the City of Ladonia, Texas, entered into a contract, pursuant to an ordinance theretofore duly passed, with Claude D. Bell to collect for said city delinquent taxes owing to it, and in which contract it agreed to pay to Bell for his services 20% of the delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest so collected by him. This suit was brought by a number of alleged tax-paying citizens of said city against Claude D. Bell and the City of Ladonia for injunction restraining said city and Bell from performing ’ said contract. The .principal ground alleged for setting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- City of South Houston v. DabneyTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Donna Independent School Dist. v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
- McCollum v. City of RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Bell v. Mansfield Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939