Legal Opinion
Morton v. Sayles
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 14, 1957No. 3340PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONG, Justice.
This suit was instituted by John Sayles and other property owners in the Highlands Addition to the City of Abilene against James E. Morton and wife to enjoin defendants from erecting a gasoline filling station on certain lots in said addition. Plaintiffs alleged that said Highlands Addition is now, and for several years, has been restricted to residential purposes and uses; that defendants, in violation of said restriction, were preparing to erect in said addition, a gasoline filling station. The defendants did not answer by a general denial but alleged certain affirmative…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Spencer v. MaverickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
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3Cited by15 opinions
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