Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Todd
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 27, 2001No. 01-01-00123-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MIRABAL, Justice.
It is our task in this case to construe (1) certain provisions of the Texas Transportation Code,1 and (2) certain provisions of the Houston City Charter, many of which were drafted in 1905.2 The material facts in this case are undisputed. We are to construe the charter and statutory provisions as a matter of law, and then we are to apply the law to the undisputed facts.
This case is brought to us by way of an interlocutory appeal of a temporary injunction. Appellants, Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO), the City of Houston (the City), and Sterling…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Walling v. MetcalfeTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Johnson v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Garrison Contractors, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Douglas v. American Title Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
- Telephone Equipment Network, Inc. v. Ta/Westchase Place, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
- In Re SanchezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- City of Mont Belvieu v. Enterprise Products Operating, LP, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
- City of Galveston v. Flagship Hotel, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
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