Hutchinson v. City of Dallas

DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Dallas in a suit filed by the city to collect delinquent taxes for the city and for the Dallas Independent ■ .School District amounting to $1,661.87 plus penalty and interest, on 29 pieces of real estate owned by appellant R. H. Hutchinson. It was alleged that, the taxes were delinquent on two pieces of property since 1946, on the others since 1951. , .

In a sworn answer Hutchinson in general allegations asserted that said taxes were charged against him on the basis of an arbitrary, confiscatory, unfair and…