Legal Opinion

Town of Port Acres v. City of Port Arthur

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 13, 1960No. 6392PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McNEILL, Justice.

This quo warranto action was instituted by the State on relationship of the City of Port Arthur against the Town of Port Acres and its Mayor and City Councilmen Martin Le Piniec, Alfred Wolfe, Austin Newsome, Jack Meguez, Frank Philyaw, and Vernon Chauvin, challenging the validity of the incorporation proceedings of said Town. The petition alleged that the area known as the Town of Port Acres was lying adjacent to the city limits of the City of Port Arthur on February 24, 1958, and at all times since and that on said date the City Commission of the City of Port Arthur…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cabell v. MarkhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  2. Reed v. City of WacoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Chambers v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1860
  4. Allen v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  5. Beene v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. City of Clute v. City of Lake JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Patterson v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  3. Jauregui v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1985
  4. Gage v. LangfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Dodson v. Citizens State Bank of Dalhart, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1986

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