Thomas v. Dallas County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 6

The Dallas county levee improvement district No. 6 was organized in January, 1919, under what is known as the Laney Act (Acts 35th Leg. 4th Called Sess., c. 44). It included lands in the counties of Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman lying in the swamps of the East fork of Trinity river. The appellant owned a tract of 50 acres situated in the district, and was among those who signed the original petition asking for its creation. This appeal is from a judgment against him for district taxes due for the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924. Two suits were filed against him; the first was for the taxes…