Legal Opinion

Preston v. Anderson County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 2

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1928No. 3462PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.

(after stating the facts as above).

Article 8017, R." S., under which the present proceeding was brought, authorizes the inclusion of all tracts of land and the joinder of all interested as landowners and- lienhold-ers as parties in one action to foreclose tax liens by reason of taxes delinquent and due a levee improvement district. The action, as declared, is in the nature of a special proceeding in rem, only specifically the foreclosure of the tax lien on the land. There is a community of interest in the subject-matter of the action, permitting a full joinder of parties interested. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. FlyTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Glenn v. Dallas County Bois D'Arc Island Levee DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Oldham v. MedearisTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Wilmarth v. ReaganTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  5. Dallas County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 3 v. AyersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Harris County Flood Control District v. MannTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  2. State Tax Commission v. Spanish ForkUtah Supreme Court · 1940
  3. City & County of Dallas Levee Imp. Dist. ex rel. Simond v. Industrial Properties Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  4. San Saba County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  5. Morton v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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