Hawthorne v. Hillin

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

In this non-jury tax case plaintiff taxpayers sued Mt. Calm Independent School District and its officials, alleging that the valuations placed on their properties were arbitrary, discriminatory, fraudulent and fundamentally wrong; that the valuations in the District were not uniform; and that property had been arbitrarily and fraudulently excluded from the tax rolls by scheme or plan which disregarded the fair market value.

Plaintiffs alleged that unless the District was restrained from collection irreparable damage would result, but no injunction was specifically prayed…