Legal Opinion

Jones v. Highland Memorial Park

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 11, 1951No. 12266PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by Louis S. Jones, W. J. Liska, W. P. Blair, John R. T. Rives and Earl Raymond against Highland Memorial Park, a private corporation, asking that a permanent injunction be granted enjoining the Highland Memorial Park from establishing a proposed cemetery on the southern twenty acres of Farm Tract No. 248, Hidalgo County, Texas. Plaintiffs own properties which adjoin the land where defendant proposes to establish this new cemetery. Louis S. Jones owns and lives in his home directly south of said proposed cemetery. W. J. Liska owns and lives…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dunn v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Elliott v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
  3. Farb v. TheisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rankin v. FPL ENERGY, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2008
  2. Bader v. Iowa Metropolitan Sewer CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  3. Schulman v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
  4. Conner v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Eternal Cemetery Corporation v. TammenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959

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