State Ex Rel. City of Everman v. City of Fort Worth

BOYD, Justice.

This is a proceeding in quo warranto wherein the State of Texas ex rel. City of Everman seeks to set aside an annexation ordinance, which was Ordinance No. 4560, passed on first reading only by the city council of the City of Fort Worth, on the ground that Everman had first acquired jurisdiction of substantial portions of the area described in Fort Worth’s ordinance and sought to be annexed to the City of Fort Worth. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment, and that of the City of Fort Worth was sustained; hence this appeal.

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