Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. American Manufacturing Co. of Texas v. City of Fort Worth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 7, 1960No. 16130PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASSEY, Chief Justice.
This was a suit brought to determine whether or not a certain annexation ordinance of Fort Worth, a “Home Rule” city of Texas, was or was not valid, and if so, whether it had or had not successfully brought into the corporate limits of the City the property of the American Manufacturing Company. On motion for summary judgment the decree in the trial court was in favor of the City.
Judgment affirmed.
The primary contention of appellant is that there has been a failure of annexation because of a deficiency in the City’s ordinance in description of the property annexed. It…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lower Nueces River Water Supply District v. CartwrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Kirby Lumber Co. v. Gibbs Bros. & Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- City of Lubbock v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Barron v. WoffordTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- State Ex Rel. American Manufacturing Co. v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Rose v. City of La PorteTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- City of Arlington v. City of Grand PrairieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- City of Missouri City v. SeniorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- City of Wichita Falls v. State Ex Rel. VogtsbergerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Parrish v. City of RussellvilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
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