Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of El Paso

The City of El Paso filed this suit against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to recover certain balances of taxes, penalties, and interest, claimed to be due by the railway company for the years 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, aggregating the sum "of $16,354.09. The trial was before the court without a jury, and judgment was entered in favor of the railway company. An appeal was taken to the Court of Civil Appeals at El Paso, and the judgment of the trial court was reversed, and judgment rendered in favor of the city against the railway company for the full amount sued for, with interest…