Bastrop Central Appraisal District & Bastrop County Appraisal Review Board v. Vernon L. Frampton

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

NO. 3-91-241-CV

BASTROP CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT

AND BASTROP COUNTY APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD,

APPELLANTS

vs.

VERNON L. FRAMPTON,

APPELLEE

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 19,310, HONORABLE JOHN L. PLACKE, JUDGE PRESIDING

In this ad valorem tax case, Vernon L. Frampton successfully challenged the denial of open-space timber valuation on land he owns in Bastrop County. Based upon a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment that 67.43 acres qualify for tax exemption. See Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 1-d-1(a);…