City of Longview v. Markham-McRee Memorial Hospital

GERMAN, Commissioner.

This suit was instituted by the City of Longview as plaintiff against Markham-McRee Memorial Hospital, a corporation, as defendant. The purpose of the suit was to recover taxes duly assessed and levied against a hospital building in the City of Longview owned by the corporation. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts and resulted in a judgment in favor of defendant. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 134 S.W.2d 793.

Defendant corporation is admittedly a charitable institution, and is engaged in the operation of the hospital in question…