Legal Opinion

City of Waco v. Texas Retired Teacher Residence Corp.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 17, 1971No. B-2179PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

The opinion delivered in this case on December 16, 1970 is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.

Plaintiffs-petitioners, City of Waco and Waco Independent School District, sued defendant-respondent, Texas Retired Teacher Residence Corporation, for taxes, penalties and interest on defendant’s real estate used as a residence for the aged, and its furniture, fixtures and inventory for the years 1966, 1967 and 1968. The Residence Corporation defended on the ground that it was a purely public charity and that its property was exempt from ad valorem taxes. In response to a special…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hilltop Village, Inc. v. Kerrville Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Santa Rosa Infirmary v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1924
  3. River Oaks Garden Club v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Texas Retired Teachers Residence Corp. v. City of WacoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. City of McAllen v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan SocietyTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Baptist Memorials Geriatric Center v. Tom Green County Appraisal DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Air Force Village Foundation, Inc. v. Northside Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Hilltop Village, Inc. v. Kerrville Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. City of McAllen v. Ev. Lutheran Good Samaritan SocietyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975

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