Legal Opinion
Amstater v. Andreas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 27, 1954No. 5049PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGILL, Justice.
This is a suit to determine the validity of a proposed bond issue of the City of El Paso. The purpose of the proposed bonds is to provide off-street parking facilities in the downtown business district of the city. By ordinance the city created Improvement District No. 3 and the bonds were approved by a vote of a majority of the taxpaying residents of that district who pay taxes on property situated in the district. The proposed bonds are to be paid from taxes on property in the district only.
The suit was filed by appellants and other taxpayers who favor issuance of the bonds…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Browning v. HooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Valley Farms Co. of Yonkers v. County of WestchesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Davis v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- In Re SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Poole v. City of KankakeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Zachry v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Moore v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Weatherred v. KikerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Barnett v. City of Plainview, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1993
- Leonard v. Cornyn, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
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