Legal Opinion

Houston Endowment, Inc. v. City of Houston

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 12, 1971No. 438PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

On November 29, 1967, Houston Endowment, Inc., brought suit against the City of Houston seeking temporary and permanent injunctive relief against the City’s plan to annex and tax a 220-acre tract of unimproved land owned by Houston Endowment. On December 6, 1967, the District Court of Harris County, Texas, temporarily enjoined the City from passing on final reading the ordinance which would annex the Houston Endowment tract of land. The First Court of Civil Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision and dissolved the temporary injunction against annexation. City of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mumme v. MarrsTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Wood v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Duncan, Tax Collector v. GablerTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Roberts v. ArmstrongTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  5. City of Galena Park v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Med Center Bank v. FleetwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Barrows v. EzerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. LeBlanc v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. City of Nassau Bay v. City of WebsterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. R . E. M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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