Stone v. City of Dallas

TIREY, Justice.

The City of Dallas, a home rule city, brought this suit in the Justice Court against appellant for delinquent taxes, interest and penalties in the sum of $100.45, due on personal property consisting of automobiles owned by appellant for the years 1930 to 1945, inclusive, save and except the years 1934, 1935, 1937 and 1944, inclusive. The assessments were on un-rendered personal property.

The defendant answered to the effect that he was not the owner of an automobile on the first of January of the years 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936 and 1938. He prevailed in the Justice Court and the…