Martin v. City of Mesquite

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

The owner of approximately nine acres of land, on which a retail store is located, brought this suit attacking the city’s assessment of his property for the year 1976. The trial court, sitting without a jury, denied relief, and the taxpayer appeals on the ground that the trial court erred in finding that the city had presented evidence before the board of equalization supporting its valuation and in holding that he had failed to establish that the value placed on his property was excessive. We find evidence to support the trial court’s findings. Accordingly, we affirm.

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