Legal Opinion
Gillham v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 9, 1948No. 13893PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOND, Chief Justice.
Appellant, as plaintiff, instituted this suit in the capacity of a taxpayer, for himself and for other taxpaying citizens similarly situated, and for an injunction restraining the City of Dallas from expending illegally and unlawfully bond funds contrary to a purpose for which the bonds were voted and for a purpose not authorized by the charter of said City or the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas.
The funds involved were obtained by the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to an election held by the City “For the purpose of obtaining money for a public market, and *980ac…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lewis v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Tombstone v. MacIaArizona Supreme Court · 1926
- City of Beaumont v. Matthew Cartwright Land & Improvement Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Sitterle v. Victoria Cold Storage Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- City of Dallas v. ShackelfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- McNichols v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949
- Atkinson v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Clark v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Blanton v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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