Legal Opinion
Deckard v. City of Port Lavaca
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 22, 1973No. 741PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOUNG, Justice.
The City of Port Lavaca passed an ordinance designating certain areas of the city as commercial and residential and restricting on-premises sale and consumption of beer to the commercial area. Charles Deckard, appellant herein filed suit against the city to enjoin the operation of the ordinance as to his property, which was placed in the residential area. Trial was to a jury which answered the one question submitted: “ . . . . that the City Council ... acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in zoning the property located at 1819 George Street residential?”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. MarshTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- City of San Antonio v. Pigeonhole Parking of Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1958
- Eckert v. JacobsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- City of Brownsville v. FernandezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
3Cited by4 opinions
- Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- T & R Associates., Inc. v. City of Amarillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1985
- City of Dallas v. Dallas Merchants & Concessionaires Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993