Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. City of West Orange v. City of Orange
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 28, 1957No. 6106PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. L. MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment in the district court of Orange County, declaring certain territory to be duly annexed by the City of Orange.
The City of Orange was incorporated as a Home Rule city in 1914. The Home Rule Charter of the City of West Orange was adopted May 19, 1956. Prior to that time, since August 23, 1954, the City of West Orange operated as a municipal corporation under the general laws. The City of Orange, on September 9, 1952, passed an annexation ordinance annexing territory to the west oí its original city limits; on May 19, 1952 it passed an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Davis v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- City of Houston v. State Ex Rel West University PlaceTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- City of Wichita Falls v. Bowen, TrusteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Lefler v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Ostrom v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Common Council v. Town Board of JohnstownNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- City of Irving v. CallawayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Ridings v. City of OwensboroCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Fox Development Company v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- May v. City of McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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