Legal Opinion
City of Deer Park v. State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1955No. A-4330PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKMAN, Chief Justice.
This is a proceeding in quo warranto brought by the State of Texas through the Criminal District Attorney of Harris County on the relation of Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical Company, hereinafter called respondents, to test the validity of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Deer Park on February 5, 1952, whereby it was sought to annex property of the respondents to the city. The trial court decreed the ordinance to be invalid and permanently enjoined the members of the City Council and their successors in office from enforcing same and from…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pyote Independent School Dist. v. DyerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Brown v. Truscott Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- City of Deer Park v. State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Desdemona Independent School Dist. v. HowardTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- State Ex Rel. Armstrong v. City of GladewaterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
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- Great American Insurance Co. v. LangdeauTexas Supreme Court · 1964
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