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CITY OF DEER PARK v. STATE

No. A-4330.

275 S.W.2d 77 (1954)

CITY OF DEER PARK et al. v. STATE ex rel. SHELL OIL CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1954.

On Second Motion for Rehearing January 5, 1955.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Townsend, Major & Carrigan, Pasadena, Graves, Dougherty & Greenhill, Austin, for petitioners.

Burke Holman, County Atty., R. H. Whilden, Barksdale Stevens, Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, David T. Searls and Jack D. Head, Houston, Moody & Robertson, Dan Moody, Austin, for respondents.

HICKMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a proceeding in quo warranto brought by the State of Texas through the Criminal District Attorney of Harris County on the relation of Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical Company, hereinafter called respondents, to test the validity of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Deer Park on February 5, 1952, whereby it was sought to annex property of the respondents to the city. The trial court decreed the ordinance to be...

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