Legal Opinion

Larkins v. City of Denison

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided November 26, 1984No. 05-83-01289-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Justice.

Appellants, B.G. and Donnabee Larkins, challenge the trial court’s granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, City of Denison. Appellants contend that summary judgment was both procedurally and substantively improper. We do not agree and, therefore, affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Appellants brought this action seeking damages, injunctive relief and a judgment declaring void the ordinance under which the City sought to annex an area in which a portion of their land was located. Appellants alleged that the ordinance was void from its inception because it was arbitrarily…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State Ex Rel. Pan American Production Co. v. City of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  4. City of Wichita Falls v. Bowen, TrusteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  5. City of Wichita Falls v. State Ex Rel. VogtsbergerTexas Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Alexander Oil Company v. City of SeguinTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Ramos v. Henry C. Beck Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  3. City of Balch Springs, Tex. v. Lucas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002
  4. Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters League, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  5. Alexander Oil Co. v. City of SeguinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

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