Legal Opinion
Wilson v. City of Port Lavaca
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 23, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 67-V-7PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNALLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief from this three-judge court. He is the owner of real property in the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, and has been in controversy with the City over his ad valorem taxes. As that dispute is vitally related to the issues presented here, at least some of the history thereof must be examined.
Plaintiff instituted suit in the District Court of Calhoun County, Texas, attacking his assessment and making the contention so often pressed in Texas that personal property generally is not assessed. He sought to make proof that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- City of Houston and Houston Independent School District v. Standard-Triumph Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Clarence Jackson v. Hon. Emett C. Choate, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Wilson v. City of Port LavacaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. Department of Public WelfareDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1968
- Earl B. Randolph v. Clyde H. SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Fremed v. JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1970
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