Ennis Water Works v. City of Ennis
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Ellis County. The City of Ennis sued the Ennis Water Works, a corporation, and had judgment. It was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibrell
This suit was instituted by the City of Ennis, a municipal corporation, on May 19, 1909, against Ennis Water Works, a private corporation, and A. M. Morrison, a citizen of Ellis county, to cancel and annul a certain contract' ordinance and franchise entered into and granted on March 19, 1900, by the City of Ennis with and to the defendant, Morrison, who transferred all his rights under said contract, ordinance and franchise grant to his co-defendant, Ennis Water Works, and to cancel and annul all subsequent ordinances and contract's entered into by said city with either of said defendants.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- City of Brenham v. Brenham Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- City of Austin v. NalleTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Edwards County v. JenningsTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- State v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1906
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- Ennis Water Works v. City of EnnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- City of Fort Worth v. First Baptist Church of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- West Texas Utilities Company v. City of BairdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
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