Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Fort Worth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 30, 1989No. 2-87-249-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELTNER, Justice.
The issue in this appeal from a declaratory judgment is whether the trial court erred in upholding the validity of a city zoning ordinance against attacks that it violated the constitutions of the United States and Texas and also violated state law.
R.B. Williams, and others, (Williams) owned and operated a nightclub named Sin-bad’s. They brought this suit seeking a declaratory judgment that city zoning Ordinance No. 9957, which regulates sexually oriented businesses, is unconstitutional. The trial court entered a judgment upholding the constitutionality of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schad v. Borough of Mount EphraimSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sdj, Inc., D/B/A Sugar Babes v. The City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- City of University Park v. BennersTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- In the Interest of McLeanTexas Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Williamson Pointe Venture v. City of Austin, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
- Schleuter v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Levine v. Maverick County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
- Eller Media Co. v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
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