Legal Opinion
Jefferson County v. Board of County & District Road Indebtedness
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1944No. A-165PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alexander
This is an original mandamus proceeding, brought in this Court by Jefferson County against the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness, to compel said Board to approve the Dryden Ferry Bridge bonds previously issued by Jefferson County as eligible to participate in the “County and Road Dist'rirt Highway Fund” as provided for by statute.
In 1923 the State took over all highways constituting a part of the State highway system, and obligated itself to bear the expense incident to the maintenance and construction of all highways that were then or might in the future be designated as State…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Robbins v. Limestone CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1925
- Red River National Bank v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- Cole v. State Ex Rel. CoboliniTexas Supreme Court · 1914
- City of Aransas Pass v. KeelingTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Townsend v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by39 opinions
- State v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- American Canal Co. of Texas v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Royalty v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- City of Piney Point Village v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Miller v. CalvertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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