Legal Opinion

Scroggins v. City of Harlingen

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1938No. 7260PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion written in this case discussed only one question, and held that the acts of the officers of the City of Harlingen, in connection with the operation of the Valley Mid-Winter Fair, were ultra vires, and that the city was not responsible therefor. This holding settled the case in so far as the liability of the City of Harlingen was concerned, and the judgment of the trial court was reversed and the cause remanded. Tex.Civ.App., 101 S.W.2d 632. This court reversed that holding, and held that the acts of the officers of the city were not…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baker v. FogleTexas Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Mills v. MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Bird v. Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co. v. StevensTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. City of Harlingen v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. QuinonesTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Dilley v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Jackson v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. City of Texarkana v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. McKenzie Construction Co. v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1938

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