Legal Opinion
Jayton Rural High School District v. Girard Independent School District
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 1957No. A-6163PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Griffin
This is a declaratory judgment action brought by respondent, Girard Independent School District, hereinafter called plaintiff, a county line independent school district located in Kent and Dickens Counties, Texas, against petitioner, Jay ton Rural High School District, hereinafter called defendant, and being located wholly in Kent County. The object of the suit was to determine whether plaintiff or defendant was rightfully entitled to claim, as a part of its territory, the former Higgins Common School District No. 23, hereinafter called Higgins School District.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mesquite Independent School District v. GrossTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- Geffert v. Yorktown Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- State Line Consol. School Dist. No. 6 v. Farwell Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Kermit Independent School Dist. No. 5 v. State ex rel. Wink Independent School Dist. No. 1Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Handley v. CokerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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3Cited by4 opinions
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