Legal Opinion
Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation v. El Paso Independent Automobile Dealers Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 8, 2001No. 08-98-00022-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
This appeal involves a constitutional challenge to the last remaining “blue law” in Texas, which prohibits the sale of motor vehicles on consecutive Saturdays and Sundays.1 Finding that a party necessary for just adjudication was not included in the suit, we vacate the trial court’s judgment and dismiss the cause for lack of jurisdiction.
FACTS
The El Paso Independent Automobile Dealers Association (the association) filed suit against the El Paso district, county, and city attorneys (the local officials), seeking a declaration that Texas Transportation Code Sections…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pirtle v. GregoryTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Motor Vehicle Board v. El Paso Independent Automobile Dealers Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Terrazas v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Cooper v. Texas Gulf Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1974
- City of Dallas v. Cornerstone Bank, N.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gilmer Independent School District v. Dorfman, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2003
- the Honorable Mark Henry, County Judge of Galveston County v. the Honorable Lonnie Cox, Judge of the 56th District Court of Galveston CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- C. Michael Black v. Braeswood Place Owners Association, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
- EIS Development II, LLC v. Buena Vista Area Association, Lance W. Hall and Heather R. Hall, Jason Paul Smithey, David W. Molengraaf and Kimberley K. Molengraaf, Alexander E.W.J. Schindler and Angela R. Schindler, as Individuals, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2023
- EIS Development II, LLC v. Buena Vista Area Association, Lance W. Hall and Heather R. Hall, Jason Paul Smithey, David W. Molengraaf and Kimberley K. Molengraaf, Alexander E.W.J. Schindler and Angela R. Schindler, as Individuals, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2023
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