Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Gulf Refining Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1932No. 1383—5981PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■LEDDY, J.
Defendants in error, the owners and operators of a large number of drive-in gasoline filling stations in the city of Fort Worth, filed this suit in the district court to enjoin the plaintiff in error, the city of Forth Worth, from enforcing the provisions of an ordinance •which attempted to levy an annual license charge of $24 against each operator of such gasoline stations.
A trial before the court without a jury resulted in a judgment denying defendants in error the relief prayed for. Upon appeal,, the Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Powell v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Standard Oil Co. v. City of MarysvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Pierce Oil Corp. v. City of HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Scott v. Champion Bldg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- McKelley v. City of MurfreesboroTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. Pigeonhole Parking of Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1958
- City of Fort Worth v. Gulf Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- City of Fort Worth v. Gulf Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- City of San Antonio v. ZogheibTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- City of San Antonio v. Pigeonhole Parking of Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1958
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