Legal Opinion
Desdemona Independent School Dist. v. Howard
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1931No. 1397-5577PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCritz, J.
In June, 1927, the Desdemona independent school district sued Edna Howard for delinquent taxes on a certain 82 acres of land owned by her. The .case was tried before the court and judgment rendered for the district. Edna Howard appealed from this judgment to the Court of Civil Appeals at Eastland, questioning the constitutionality of the special act of the Legislature creating the district. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court, holding the act unconstitutional and void, and rendered judgment for Edna Howard. 19 S.W.(2d) 946. The ease is in the Supreme Court on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- County of Tom Green v. MoodyTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- Brown v. Truscott Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Millhollon v. Stanton Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Neubert v. Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1927
- Howard v. Desdemona Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929
3Cited by14 opinions
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- State Line Consol. School Dist. No. 6 v. Farwell Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- City of Deer Park v. State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1955
- Fairfield Independent School Dist. v. Streetman Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Abernathy County Line Consol. Independent School Dist. v. New Deal Rural High School Dist. No. 3Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943
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