Dietrich v. Phipps

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit to enjoin appellant, in his official capacity as tax assessor and collector of various taxing agencies, from collecting taxes on certain described property belonging to appellee located in the City of Galveston, Texas on the basis of the assessment made by the assessor-collector. The trial court, sitting without a jury, granted an injunction.

The questions involved are (1) was an arbitrary and fundamentally erroneous plan or scheme of valuation used by appellant and the Equalization Board in assessing taxes for the districts involved? and (2) did appellee suffer…