Legal Opinion

City of Ft. Worth v. Capps Land Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1918No. 8879PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Ben M. Terrell, Judge. Suit by the City of Ft. Worth and others against the Capps Land Company. From a decree for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.

This suit was instituted by appellant, city of Ft. Worth, for the use and benefit of the Texas Bituli'thic Company, a private corporation, to recover of appellee, a corporation, a special assessment levied against it by said city of Ft. Worth, in the sum of $1,043.75, its pro rata part of the cost of the paving of Jennings avenue between Berry and Shaw streets, in front of lots 7 to 12, inclusive, in block 35, South Hemp-Mil Heights addition to the city of Et. Worth. ' Appellant, plaintiff below, alleged that it ordered the improvement of said portion of Jennings avenue, that specifications…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Town of Coloma v. EavesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Board of Comm'rs of Knox Cty. v. AspinwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
  3. Edwards v. MortonTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  4. McEneney v. Town of SullivanIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Taylor v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Elmendorf v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Scanlan v. Gulf Bitulithic Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  3. City of Corsicana v. MillsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. C. S. Hamilton Motor Co. v. MuckleroyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Bostwick v. BucklinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945

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