CITY OF HOUSTON v. FREEDMAN

No. 12995.

293 S.W.2d 515 (1956)

The CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. Sam FREEDMAN, d/b/a Freedman Packing Company et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geo. D. Neal, City Atty. and Homer T. Bouldin, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellant.

Aaron Goldfarb, Houston, for appellee, Sam Freedman, d/b/a Freedman Packing Co.

Calvin B. Garwood, Jr., Houston, for appellee, Port City Packing Co.


GANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the City of Houston from a summary judgment against it in a suit for mandamus and injunction to require the City to issue a building permit to Sam Freedman for the construction of an abattoir and to enjoin the City from interfering with the construction of the abattoir.

Plaintiffs filed their verified petition. The defendant City of Houston answered solely by unverified general denial. The summary judgment followed, though...

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