Legal Opinion

McWhorter v. City of Winnsboro

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 12, 1975No. 825PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is a zoning case.

In 1965, the City of Winnsboro passed a comprehensive zoning law. In August, 1974, the City passed an amendatory zoning ordinance changing a R-900-F residential district to a B-2-F secondary highway business district. Mrs. M. D. McWhorter and others have brought suit asking that the ordinance be declared invalid and seeking a temporary injunction to prevent issuance of any building permits for the area. The trial court, sitting without a jury, denied all the relief that the plaintiff-appellants had sought and gave judgment to the city. Findings of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. City of Waxahachie v. WatkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Hunt v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Putney v. Abington TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Weaver v. HamTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  5. City of Bellaire v. LamkinTexas Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. City of Pharr v. TippittTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Super Wash, Inc. v. City of White SettlementCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Hatton v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Rankin v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. City of Rusk v. Cox, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1984

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