Spann v. City of Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Suit for mandamus and for writ of injunction by John R. Spann against the City of Dallas and another. Judgment denying writs affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (189 S. W. 999), and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, C. J.
The question in the case is the validity of an ordinance of the City of Dallas, prohibiting, under penalty, the construction of any business house within what the ordinance denominates a residence district of the City, except with the consent of three-fourths of the property owners of the district, and on the building inspector’s approval of the design of the proposed structure.
The ordinance defines a residence district to be any part of the City where there are more dwelling houses than business houses within a radius of 300 feet from the place where any business houses intended for the…
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