HEDGECROFT v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 12287.

239 S.W.2d 828 (1951)

HEDGECROFT v. CITY OF HOUSTON.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Butler, Binion, Rice & Cook and Malcolm R. Wilkey, all of Houston, for appellant.

Will Sears, City Atty., Charles M. Rawson, Asst. City Atty., and Burton W. Morris, all of Houston, for appellee.


MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellant Hedgecroft for a declaratory judgment, declaring the premises owned and used by it as a charitable hospital and clinic in the City of Houston to be exempt from ad valorem taxes of the City of Houston and the Houston Independent School District Taxes for the year 1949, under the constitution and statutes of the State of Texas.

The City of Houston demurred and excepted to appellant's cause of action...

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