Texas Electric & Ice Co. v. City of Vernon

The Texas Electric & Ice-Company, a property tax payer in the city of Vernon, brought this suit for injunction and mandamus against the city, its mayor and commissioners. A temporary restraining order was issued, pending a hearing on. the application for temporary injunction. On such hearing the application was denied, and the plaintiff appeals.

The view we take of the case renders- it necessary to make only a very general statement of the allegations of the petition. These are: (1) That the mayor and commissioners o'f said city, for the purpose of building an electric lighting plant, and…