Legal Opinion
City of Breckenridge v. Cozart
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 1972No. 4524PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
The issue to be decided is the constitutionality of a city ordinance which gives a city the right to discontinue water service to premises when the occupant fails to pay a city garbage collection charge.
Leman Cozart sued the City of Breckenridge alleging that Section 12 of the City’s Ordinance No. 204 was unconstitutional and invalid. Section 12 authorizes the City to discontinue water service to the premises of any party who does not pay “sanitary service charges”. The case was tried before the court without a jury. The court held that the discontinuance of water…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rash v. Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer DistrictCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Bexar County v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Cassidy v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Michelson v. City of Grand IslandNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Covington v. Sanitation District No. 1 of Campbell & Kenton CountiesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Grothues v. City of Helotes, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
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