Dallas Nat. Bank v. Dallas County

Appellant brought suit against Dallas County, through its proper officials, to re-strain the enforcement of a 1941 assessment against land owned by it as Trustee, alleging arbitrary, discriminative and fraudulent methods in valuation. Upon a trial to the court, the relief prayed for was denied and the assessment declared valid, with resulting appeal by the Bank.

All issues raised by pleading are revealed in the following résumé of material testimony: The land in question, known as the W. P. Jackson Estate, of some 153 acres, lies in the northern part of Dallas County and adjoins the Preston…