City of Houston v. Klonis

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

Pete Klonis, plaintiff in the trial court and appellee here, is the owner of lots 1 and 24 in block 11, MacGregor Place, Section 3, a subdivision in the City of Houston. He made application to the Houston Department of Public Works for a permit to build a commercial building upon his lots. The Department of Public Works refused the permit because all of the lots in such subdivision are restricted to use for residential purposes. Klonis then filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, against the City of Houston, asking that the restrictions be modified,…