Washington v. City of Dallas

YOUNG, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of temporary injunction, whereby appellant was restrained from an alleged violation of ap-pellee’s zoning ordinance, viz: The operation of a cafe or restaurant business in a residence district. City of Dallas was petitioner in the trial court, the main defense to the suit being that Washington and his predecessors in title had possessed a nonconforming use of the premises since 1926 (prior to the enactment of comprehensive zoning in 1929). In answer, the City plead that defendant had theretofore made two applications to the City Building Inspector…