Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Emmanuel United Pentecostal Church, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 22, 1968No. 110PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUNKS, Chief Justice.
In 1946, one T. H. Stancliff, established a residential subdivision named Southmont Addition Annex No. 4. This subdivision lay in Harris County, Texas, southwest of the City of Houston. By annexation the area has now been included within the City of Houston. It had in it between 100 and 150 lots. A document was filed for record in the office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas, reciting restrictions on the use to which the lots might be put. Generally, except for lots along one street, the use was restricted to residential purposes.
In 1966, the appellee, Emmanuel…
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