City of Eagle Lake v. Lakeside Sugar Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Colorado County; M. Kennon, Judge. Action by the City of Eagle Lake against the Lakeside Sugar Refining Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, C. J.
This case comes to this court by appeal from a judgment sustaining a general demurrer to an amended original petition of the city of Eagle Lake, which sought to recover of appellee certain school taxes for the years 1908 and 1909 on a tract of land lying outside of the corporate limits of said city, but inside of the limits as extended for school purposes only.
The allegations of the petition are, in substance, as follows: That the city of Eagle Lake is incorporated under the general laws of the state, relating to cities of 1,000 inhabitants or more; that defendant owns the 50 acres against…
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