City of Wichita Falls v. Kemp Public Library Board of Trustees

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

The Board of Trustees of the Kemp Public Library brought a declaratory action to determine the status of their relationship with the defendant City of Wichita Falls. Resolution of the dispute required the construction of city charter provisions and ordinances which dealt with taxation and with city personnel policies. The city has appealed the declaratory judgment ordered by the trial court.

We reverse and remand.

Over sixty years ago J. A. Kemp established a public library for the City of Wichita Falls. Kemp donated money to the city to build a library building on land…