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STATE v. TEXAS CITY

No. 12974.

295 S.W.2d 697 (1956)

The STATE of Texas ex rel. PAN AMERICAN PRODUCTION COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. TEXAS CITY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marsene Johnson, Jr., Dist. Atty. for Galveston County, Galveston, Hugh M. Patterson and Melbert D. Schwarz, Houston, and Joiner Cartwright and Charles F. Heidrick, Beaumont (Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, Houston, of counsel), for appellants.

Holman Lilienstern, Texas City (Neugent & Lilienstern, Texas City, of counsel), for appellees.

GANNON, Justice.

This is a proceeding in the nature of quo warranto brought by the State of Texas against the City of Texas City and its governing body on relation of Pan American Production Company, Sun Oil Company, Freeport Sulphur Company, John W. Mecom, and Radford Byerly, Trustee of the Mecom Trust. The purpose of the suit was to test the validity of an annexation ordinance insofar as the ordinance purports to include within the city boundaries, as extended thereby...

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