Legal Opinion
Abendroth v. Willacy County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 6, 1943No. 11320PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice.
W. F. Abendroth, a judgment creditor of W. A. Harding, applied for a writ of garnishment against Willacy County Water Control and Improvement District No. One. The writ issued and the Water District excepted thereto on the grounds that it “is a body corporate and politic, and a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and therefore not subject to garnishment.” This exception was sustained by the court and the cause dismissed.
The transcript discloses that subject to the exception mentioned the district also-answered. Further, the members of a co-partnership known as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hidalgo County Water Improvement Dist. No. 2 v. HolderbaumTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- City of Sherman v. ShobeTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- City of Laredo v. NalleTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Holderbaum v. Hidalgo County Water Improvement Dist. No. 2Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Herring-Hall-Marvin Co. v. Bexar CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bennett v. Brown County Water Improvement District No. OneTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Willacy County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 v. AbendrothTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Bennett v. Brown County Water Improvement District No. OneTexas Supreme Court · 1954