Marriott v. City of Dallas

POPE, Chief Justice.

The City of Dallas sought and obtained a permanent injunction against J.R. Marriott, B.O. Marriott and the B & J Excavating Company. The trial court’s decree enjoined the Marriotts and Excavating Company *470from extracting stone, sand and gravel from their property inside the City limits without obtaining a specific use permit. The court of appeals, 635 S.W.2d 561, affirmed the trial court’s judgment. We also affirm the judgment. The Marriotts contend that their property was temporarily zoned for agricultural uses in 1962 when the City annexed the area in which their property…