City of Houston v. Blackbird

394 S.W.2d 159 (1965)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Petitioner,

v.

Roy BLACKBIRD et al., Respondents.

No. A-10563.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 14, 1965.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1965.

John Wildenthal, Jr., City Atty., Houston, W. Lawrence Cook, Jr., Asst. City Atty., for petitioner.

Presley E. Werlein, Jr., Houston (Jack K. Leeka, Houston, of counsel), for respondents.

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

This is a suit in the nature of an appeal instituted by abutting property owners to contest the amount of assessments levied against their property for costs of paving improvements. Following a jury trial, the court…