Legal Opinion
Franks v. Welch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 25, 1965No. 14569PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERLEIN, Justice.
This suit was brought by appellants to have declared void and unenforceable a contract between appellee, City of Houston, and appellee, the Trinity River Authority of Texas, dated on or about September 8, 1964, and to enjoin the appellees from performing the contract and from endorsing or otherwise guaranteeing bonds to be issued pursuant thereto. This suit was filed shortly before the bonds contemplated by the contract were to have been issued and sold and shortly before the project was to have been commenced.
The contract provides for the construction of Livingston Reservoir…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- W.D. Yett, Mayor v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- Osborne v. KeithTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- City of San Antonio v. StrumbergTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Terrell v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Hoffman v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by12 opinions
- South Texas Water Authority v. LomasTexas Supreme Court · 2007
- City of West Lake Hills v. State Ex. Rel. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- City of El Paso, Mayor Oscar Leeser, City Representatives Emma Acosta, Carl L. Robinson, Michiel R. Noe, Courtney C. Niland, Ann Morgan Lilly, Larry Romero, Claudia Ordaz and Lily Limon v. Waterblasting Technologies, Inc. and Thomas G. Wicker, Jr., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
- Kordus v. City of GarlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- City of Houston v. Public Utility Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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