Legal Opinion

City of Dallas v. Couchman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 10, 1923No. 9002. [fn*]PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Louis Wilson, judge. Suit by B. C. Couehman and others against the City of Dallas" and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, granting an injunction, and defendants appéal.

1Opinion of the Court

This suit for an injunction was instituted by appellee Couchman and other citizens of the city of Dallas residing upon and owning real property which abuts upon Fairmount street, a residential street in said city. Westminster Presbyterian Church is a place of religious worship located upon Fairmount street, and by its trustees it intervened and joined the original plaintiffs in their efforts to obtain the injunction.

The purpose was to enjoin the city of Dallas and its board of commissioners from "taking any action whatever or doing anything whatever" to put into effect an ordinance in process…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Dallas v. Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1912
  2. King v. Comm'rs. Court of Throckmorton CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
  3. Dallas County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 3 v. AyersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Garitty v. HalbertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. City of Balch Springs, Tex. v. Lucas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002
  2. A & a Construction Co. v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. City of Arlington v. City of Grand PrairieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. City of Port Isabel v. Pinnell, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
  5. Universal City v. City of SelmaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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