Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector v. Reed

GRAY, Justice.

This cause was before this court in an appeal from a judgment overruling a plea of privilege filed by appellant Carl S. Smith. See Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector v. Reed et al., 210 S.W.2d 852.

The suit was brought as a class suit under Rule 42, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and is against Carl S. Smith, Tax Assessor-Collector of Harris County, Texas, the Texas Highway Department, the State Engineer, and the State Highway Commission. Various parties intervened and aligned themselves with the plaintiffs in the trial court and are so aligned here as appel-lees.

Appellees are…