Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 15, 1961No. 16038PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment.
On April 3, 1961 appellant George S. Atkinson and 35 other persons, with the later addition of 10 more persons, filed a class suit against the City of Dallas, Texas, seeking to enjoin the City from constructing a new parallel runway at Love Field Municipal Airport.
Appellants’ petition asked for a temporary injunction, which was denied after a hearing which lasted three days. At this hearing testimony was heard from eight witnesses, which testimony occupies 578 pages in a statement of facts in addition to 47 exhibits.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- City of Dayton v. AllredTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- McCammon & Lang Lumber Co. v. Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1911
- Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District v. CostelloTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Town of Ascarate v. VillalobosTexas Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Donovan v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- State Ex Rel. Grimes County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Texas Municipal Power AgencyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- City of Dallas v. DixonTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Schulman v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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