Gragg v. Cayuga Independent School District

539 S.W.2d 861 (1976)

O. L. GRAGG, Petitioner,

v.

CAYUGA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

No. B-5444.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 16, 1976.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1976.

Billy H. Gragg, Bradley R. Reeves, Palestine, for petitioner.

James E. Pritchard, Fort Worth, Elvin E. Tackett, Bedford, for respondent.

DANIEL, Justice.

This is a suit by the school district to collect ad valorem taxes on ranch land owned by O. L. Gragg for the years 1971, 1972 and 1973. Mr. Gragg's defense is that the denial of an agricultural use designation for his land was contrary to law. The trial court rendered…