Legal Opinion

Laurel Land Memorial Park, Inc. Little Bethel Memorial Park` v. Dallas Central Appraisal District

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided October 20, 1995No. 05-94-01668-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRIS, Justice.

This summary judgment case presents an unanswered question of law. We decide whether publicly dedicated cemetery property is exempt from ad valorem taxation even though a corporation organized to make profit owns the property. We conclude the property is exempt from taxation.

In four points of error, Laurel Land Memorial Park, Inc., Little Bethel Memorial Park, Inc., Restland of Dallas, Inc., and Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inc., appealed a summary judgment granted in favor of the Dallas Central Appraisal District, Dallas Central Appraisal District Appraisal Review Board,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Jones v. StraussTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Odeneal v. Van HornTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. Forest Lawn Lot Owners Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McAnally v. Friends of WCC, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  2. Cheung-Loon, LLC v. Cergon, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012

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