City of Fort Worth v. Gulf Refining Co.

CURETON, Chief'justice.

This case is before us by writ of error. It involves the validity of an ordinance of the plaintiff in error providing an annual charge of $24 for the right to operate each gasoline filling station in the city.

The trial court sustained the ordinance, and denied the injunction prayed for, but the Court of Civil Appeals held it void, reversed the trial court’s judgment, and entered a decree in favor of defendants in error. 36 S.W.(2d) 285. The case was first assigned to the Commission of Appeals, which, upon hearing, held the ordinance valid and recommended the reversal,…