Walton v. City of Houston

NORVELL, Justice.

The petitioner, Mrs. Ruby Walton, brought this suit to set aside certain paving assessments levied against her property under an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Houston on January 27, 1965, which purported to levy paving assessments against petitioner-plaintiff’s property abutting the Monroe Road Extension connecting the Gulf Freeway with State Highway No. 3. The trial court denied all relief sought by Mrs. Walton and decreed that she take nothing against the respondent-defendant city. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 409 S.W.2d 917. We reverse the…