Legal Opinion
City of Houston, Roy Hofeinz and Jack Heard (Oscar F. Holcombe Substituted in Place of Roy Hofheinz) v. Jas. K. Dobbs Co. Of Dallas, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1956No. 15810_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the City of Houston, its Mayor and Police Chief from an order granting a permanent injunction against the enforcement by them of a Houston city ordinance.
The facts are not in dispute. Appellee is an experienced and financially responsible purveyor of food, both in local airport restaurants and for serving passengers and crews on interstate airlines. It has been successfully engaged in this business for several years in Houston and in other airport terminal cities. Until recently it held a concession at the Houston City airport, a municipally owned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. CahoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Robbins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
- Imperial Production Corp. v. City of SweetwaterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by18 opinions
- E. B. Elliott Adv. Co., Henry F. Hill, Intervenor-Appellant v. Metropolitan Dade County, a Political Subdivision of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Dombrowski v. PfisterDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1964
- Park 'N Fly of Texas, Inc. v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Robinson v. Jefferson County, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
- Cohen v. BredehoeftDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1968
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