Legal Opinion
Rachford v. City of Port Neches
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 24, 1931No. 2158PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
On the trial of this case in the lower court, the city of Port Neches, a municipal corporation, recovered judgment against Judge James H. Rachford for certain delinquent taxes, with foreclosure of its tax lien as to him and John W. Dearing, a lienholder against the property, subject to the taxes. The appeal is by Judge Rachford.
In its original petition appellee was designated as the “Town of Port Neches.” By an amended petition the name was changed to “City of Port Neches.” The point is that the allegation changing the name of appellee could not be made in an amended petition. This assignment…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Cave v. Mayor of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Watts v. Double Oak Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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