Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Oil Operators Trust v. Hellman

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1931No. 5635PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Commissioner LEDDY

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a quo warranto proceeding, brought in proper form, for the purpose of determining the validity of the incorporation of the town of Muenster. It was tried before the court without the intervention of a jury and judgment rendered declaring the incorporation valid.

The Honorable Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District has certified for the determination of the Supreme Court the following questions of law arising in the case:

“1. Was the evidence sufficient, as a matter of law, to show that the entire tract of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thompson v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
  2. State Ex Rel. Perrin v. HoardTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Wells v. Town of Mt. OlivetCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  4. Russell v. WellingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  5. Harrison v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Cargill, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation v. Francis Zimmer, Special Administrator of the Estate of Francis Zimmer, Jr., DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  2. Southland Ice Co. v. City of TempleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  3. City of West University Place v. State Ex Rel. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Young v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  5. Holden v. City of BoerneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952

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