Davidson v. Galveston

Decided May 6, 1908

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1908-05-06

Writs of error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District in five several appeals from Travis County. The defendants • in error each brought suit against Davidson. Attorney-General and John W. Stephens, Comptroller, ■ and John W. Robbins, Treasurer of the State, to enjoin the collection of a tax, and appealed from a judgment in favor of defendants. The judgments having been reversed and rendered in favor of appellants, the ■appellees obtained writ of error.

Decided 1908-05-06

Mr. Chief Justice Gaines

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The above styled cases involved the same questions which were decided in the case of Jno. W. Stephens et al. v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co., decided by this court on November 9, 1906 (100 Texas, 177). That case was argued orally and it was understood that the argument applied to the present cases. For the reasons given in the opinion in that case, in the foregoing cases the judgments of the Court of Civil Appeals are reversed and judgments of the District Court affirmed.

¶3Reversed and judgments of District Court affirmed.