Legal Opinion

Briggs Equipment Trust v. Harris County Appraisal District

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided September 17, 2009No. 01-08-00190-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment against Briggs Equipment Trust (“Briggs”) in an ad valorem tax valuation case. In several related issues on appeal, Briggs contends the trial court erred by improperly applying section 23.1241(a)(8) of the Tax Code in determining the taxable value of Briggs’s heavy equipment inventory.

BACKGROUND

The Relevant Statutes

Briggs sells heavy equipment in Harris County, and, as such, is required to file a declaration each year with Harris County Appraisal District (“HCAD”) regarding the value of its heavy equipment…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Catalina v. BlasdelTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Alex Sheshunoff Management Services, L.P. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Warner v. GlassTexas Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. EXLP Leasing, LLC v. Galveston Cent. Appraisal Dist.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Angelina Guerrero v. Silvia Salinas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023
  3. Ashley B. Patten The Patten Law Firm, P.C. Patten and Karlseng, P.C. Karlseng Law Firm, P.C. Robert C. Karlseng Karlseng, LeBlanc & Rich, LLC And LeBlanc & Karlseng, P.C. v. David Christopher Kidd, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  4. Austin Capital Collision, LLC// Barbara Pampalone v. Barbara Pampalone// Austin Capital Collision, LLC and Eric Hinojosa, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2016
  5. Cypress Creek Fayridge, LP v. Harris County Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2016

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