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BILLINGSLEY v. CITY OF FORT WORTH

No. 15615.

278 S.W.2d 869 (1955)

Lem BILLINGSLEY, Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam A. Billingsley, Fort Worth, for appellant.

R. E. Rouer, S. G. Johndroe, Jr., Robert R. Goodrich, John Gano, and June R. Welch, Forth Worth, for appellees.

RENFRO, Justice.

The City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Independent School District obtained a personal judgment in the County Court at Law against Lem Billingsley for delinquent taxes. Mr. Billingsley has appealed.

His first point of error challenges the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law. The original petition prayed for $177.02 as assessed taxes for the years 1945 through 1952, plus penalties at the rate of one per cent per month thereon after the...

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