Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Lillard
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1927No. 4411PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pierson
The opinion of the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals sets out very fully the pleadings in the case, and may be found in 272 S. W., 577.
The facts material to a decision of the case may be summarized as follows:
The City of Fort Worth, by a vote of its people, on December 11, 1924, adopted its charter under the Home Rule Amendment to the State Constitution, which charter contained the following provision:
“The use of the said public streets, highways, alleys and thoroughfares of this city which does not require the digging up or similar interference with said streets, alleys or highways for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Fort Worth v. LillardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
3Cited by11 opinions
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