Dallas County v. Dallas National Bank

The Dallas National Bank, as trustee, brought this suit against Dallas County and its proper officials to restrain the enforcement of a 1941 tax assessment against certain land held by it as trustee, alleging arbitrary, discriminative, and fraudulent methods in valuation. Trial before the court without a jury resulted in judgment for the defendant. This judgment was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and judgment rendered for plaintiff, Chief Justice Bond dissenting. 173 S. W. (2d) 558.

The land in question, known as the W. P. Jackson Estate, of some 153 acres, lies in the northern part…