Legal Opinion

Ferris v. Kimble

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 10, 1889No. 2904PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Ellis. Tried below before the Hon. Anson Rainey. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Associate Justice.

This is a suit brought by appellant to enjoin the collection of $75 taxes by the city collector of Waxahachie under a levy and sale, which sum is claimed to have been illegally assessed against appellant. The petition avers that the plaintiff is a nonresident of the city, and that said sum of $75 is for taxes on the credits of plaintiff which were nontáxable within the city, and that it was otherwise illegally assessed against him. A preliminary injunction was ordered and the sale enjoined. On the final hearing by the court, without a jury, judgment was rendered…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City Council v. DunbarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
  2. Smith v. BettgerIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Cooley v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. Hunter v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  5. Finch v. County of YorkNebraska Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Great Southern Life Insurance v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Davis v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Carroll v. AlsupTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Guaranty Life Insurance v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Hall v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1909

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