Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 28, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable A.J. Hartel Liberty County Attorney P.O. Box 431 Liberty, Texas 77575

Re: Jurisdiction of a county court at law over suits for the collection of delinquent taxes

Dear Mr. Hartel:

You ask

Whether the County Court at Law [for Liberty County] has jurisdiction over suits for the enforced collection of delinquent taxes in Liberty County, provided they are within the $50,000 jurisdictional limits of the Liberty County Court at Law.

We understand you to ask about the court's jurisdiction regarding delinquent tax suits on real property. We conclude that the County Court at Law of Liberty County…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission of Texas v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Jordan v. CrudgingtonTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Reasonover v. ReasonoverTexas Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Dent v. PinesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. State v. ReeceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964

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