Legal Opinion

Malone v. City of Houston

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1955No. 12824PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

The following- statement of the nature of this suit, which is considered adequate for the purposes of this opinion, is taken from appellants’ brief.:

On or about the 22nd day of September, 1954, appellants brought a class suit in the nature of a declaratory judgment to determine the rights of the plaintiffs as affected" by a municipal ordinance, and the object of the declaratory judgment was to seek and obtain declarations and a determination of the unconstitutionality of certain sections of a municipal ordinance, adopted by one of the defendants herein, The City of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. City of Austin v. Austin City Cemetery Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Kemp Hotel Operating Co. v. City of Wichita FallsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943
  3. State ex rel. Flowers v. WoodruffCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  4. Kemp Hotel Operating Co. v. City of Wichita FallsTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Dibrell v. City of ColemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. MoralesTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Texas Liquor Control Board v. Canyon Creek Land Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Letson v. Barnes, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
  4. Dallas County District Attorney v. Doe, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1998
  5. Airport Coach Service, Inc. v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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