Legal Opinion

Tuck v. Texas Power & Light Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 10, 1976No. 12468PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court of Bell County dismissing appellant’s lawsuit for want of jurisdiction. Appellant is David R. Tuck, a resident of the City of Temple. Appellees are Texas Power and Light Company, its president and district manager, and the City of Temple and its Board of Commissioners. We will affirm the judgment.

Appellant’s suit was an effort to “annul” a 1975 ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners which provided an electric rate increase. Appellant sought a declaration that the rates to be charged for electricity in Temple…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Schenker v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  4. Hazelwood v. City of CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. Jenkins v. City of CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Persons v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. City of Houston v. Public Utility Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. City of Houston v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Data Foundry, Inc. v. City of Austin, TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2021
  5. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1981

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