City of Wichita Falls v. Thomas

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

The City of Wichita Falls, by ordinance, assessed a paving lien against plaintiff’s property for street improvements on the theory that such property was abutting property to Collard Street which the City sought to improve. Maggie Thomas, through her guardian, appealed this assessment to the District Court.

The plaintiff asserts that the street sought to be improved does not abut upon her property and therefore the paving assessment is void.

The case was tried before the court resulting in a judgment that declared the paving assessment void as being an attempted…