Couch v. City of Richardson

DIXON, Chief Justice.

On April 12, 1955 appellants Bernice Couch and husband, Sterling Couch, sued the City of Richardson, Texas, and Gertrude M. Gillespie, a feme sole, seeking a judgment declaring their rights in the use and occupancy of what they allege to be a dedicated street called Dallas Street in the City of Richardson, Texas. They sought also an injunction to restrain the defendants from obstructing the said street and from denying appellants their right to use the street.

The City of Richardson answered appellants’ suit with a disclaimer stating that the City has no interest in the…