Legal Opinion
Corpus Christi Gas Co. v. City of Corpus Christi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1931No. 5851PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this suit for damages alleged to have been suffered through the wrongful issuance in the state court of a writ of injunction prohibiting it from distributing natural instead of artificial gas through its mains under its franchise. Plaintiff alleged that the writ was first issued on March 1, 1923, and on trial was perpetuated, but that it was subsequently dissolved by final decree of the Court of Civil Appeals of the state on January 6, 1927. Damages were claimed in the sum of $475,000.' The lower court dismissed the petition, holding that it disclosed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Miller Surfacing Co. v. BridgersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Lancaster v. RothCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Martin v. SykesTexas Supreme Court · 1860
- Hendrick v. CannonTexas Supreme Court · 1849
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Williams v. City of Tom Bean, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985