Houston Credit Sales Co. v. City of Trinity

- HALE, Justice.

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. Appellants, Houston Credit Sales Co., a partnership; and C. H. Lindsey, brought the action against appel-lees, the City of Trinity and its Mayor and City Marshal, joining the Attorney General of Texas as a party pro forma under the provisions of the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act. Appellants alleged that a certain ordinance passed by ‘the City on November 11, 1952, purporting: to define and regulate itinerant merchants, vendors and peddlers was unconstitutional and void because it was violative of art. VIII, §…