Ripley v. Trinity River Canal & Conservancy Dist.

LOONEY, Justice.

George A. Ripley and R. C. Hickey, resident electors of the city of Dallas and of the Trinity River Canal and Conservancy District, Dallas County, and owners of taxable property embraced within the boundaries of said district, brought this as a class suit for themselves and others similarly situated, against the district, its directors and the tax collectors of the counties of Dallas and Tarrant, also serving the district in that capacity, seeking injunctive relief, temporary and permanent, to restrain the collection of a tax of one cent on each $100 assessed valuation of…