Spann v. City of Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. Spann sued the City of Dallas and others, and appealed from a judgment for defendants. On its affirmance by a divided court he obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
The question in the case is the validity of an ordinance of the City of Dallas, prohibiting, under penalty, the construction of any business house within what the ordiance denominates a residence district of the City, except with the consent of three-fourths of the property owners of the district, and on the building inspeftar's approval of the design of the proposed structure.
The ordiance defines a residence district to be any part of the City where there are more dwelling houses than business houses within a radius of 300 feet from the place where any business house intended for the barter…
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