Legal Opinion
City of Alamo Heights v. Gerety
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 27, 1954No. 12624PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
This suit concerns the statutory construction of certain words in Article lOlle, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Gerety undertook to rezone certain property they own in the City of Alamo Heights. Their application was denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission of that City and they appealed to the City Council. Alamo Heights operates under the general laws of the State of Texas and its council consists of five aldermen. To effect their desired rezoning it was incumbent upon appellees to obtain “the favorable vote of three-fourths of all the members of the…
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