City of Corpus Christi v. Sudduth

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

In this suit by City of Corpus Christi and other local taxing units against Howard F. Sudduth for a personal judgment only for delinquent ad valorem taxes on personal property, the trial court sustained a special exception to plaintiffs’ petition, and, upon refusal of plaintiffs to amend, the court dismissed the suit. The court of civil appeals affirmed. Tex.Civ.App., 466 S.W.2d 881. We reverse the judgments and reinstate the case for trial.

The petition describes the property on which the taxes are delinquent as “Personal Property: Furniture and Fixtures, Office…