Legal Opinion
Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Dickinson Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 31, 1990No. 9759PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
This case concerns the correctness of tax assessments of property value. The appeal is taken from a judgment in four consolidated lawsuits in which Houston Lighting & Power Company complained that the assessed value of its property was excessive and sought relief against the Dickinson Independent School District, the Galveston County Appraisal District, and the Galveston County Appraisal Review Board. After a jury trial to determine the fair market value of HL & P’s property, the trial court entered judgment against HL & P for the 1981 tax year and in favor of HL & P for the…
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- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Polk County v. Tenneco, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- French Independent School District of Jefferson County v. HowthTexas Supreme Court · 1940
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- Dorney v. Henderson Clay Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Smith v. Travis County Education DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1992
- Engstrom v. First National Bank of Eagle Lake, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
- Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Dickinson Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
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