Gilliland v. City of Fort Worth

BROWN, Justice.

Appellants being property owners on that certain highway within the city limits of Fort Worth, known as Hemphill Street, brought suit against the members of the Highway Commission of the State of Texas and the City of Fort Worth, alleging that they are owners of improved lots abutting upon said street; that in the year 1902 said city enacted an ordinance requiring all such property owners to set all curbings at the uniform distance of 20 feet from their respective property lines, to construct a sidewalk at least 5 feet in width, and to fill the spaces between the curb and their…