Legal Opinion
Bower v. Edwards County Appraisal District
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided October 2, 1985No. 04-84-00479-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTU, Justice
This is a tax case challenging an appraisal made to determine ad valorem taxes. The appellant and plaintiff below, Joe Harry Bower (Bower), sought an agricultural tax exemption from the defendants, Edwards County Appraisal District (Edwards County), for taxes due in 1982, 1983 and 1984, for land located in Edwards County. Three separate suits were filed, which were consolidated for trial.
The appellant asserts that his land is low-quality pasture land suitable only for the raising of deer, to be used as human food. The land is mostly unfenced, and wild deer belonging to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nobles v. MarcusTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Aetna Insurance v. KleinTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Aetna Insurance Co. v. KleinTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Texas Department of HealthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Tarrant Appraisal District v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Riess v. Appraisal District of Williamson CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Pizzitola v. Galveston County Central Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
- Kerr Central Appraisal District v. Stacy, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
- Bower v. Edwards County Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1988