Legal Opinion

City of San Antonio v. Toepperwein

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1911No. 2115PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. The city sued Toepperwein and had personal judgment and foreclosure of its lien for taxes on real property purchased by him. Defendant appealed and the Court of Civil Appeals modified and affirmed the judgment. The city thereupon obtained a writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown

This suit was instituted by the city of San Antonio against the defendant'in error to recover the amount of a judgment which was rendered in favor of the said city October 3, 1904, against Maria de los Santos Gonzales and her husband, Florentio Gonzales, for the sum of $3,203.09 Avith interest at six percent and for cost and foreclosure of tax lien, Avhich judgment was unpaid. Maria Gonzales died August 2d, 1906. On December 1st, 1904, she, Avith her husband, conveyed the lot upon which the judgment lien existed to Hortense Nicklis, who, joined by her husband, on the 16th day of July, 1907,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lufkin v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Erwin v. BlanksTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Warren v. ShumanTexas Supreme Court · 1849

3Cited by35 opinions

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  3. Dickson v. StricklandTexas Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Duncan, Tax Collector v. GablerTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Elmen v. State Board of Equalization & AssessmentNebraska Supreme Court · 1930

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