CITY OF BRECKENRIDGE v. COZART

No. 4524.

478 S.W.2d 162 (1972)

CITY OF BRECKENRIDGE, Appellant, v. Leman COZART, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrell & Thompson (W. G. Thompson), Breckenridge, for appellant.

Jimmy L. Browning, Breckenridge, for appellee.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The issue to be decided is the constitutionality of a city ordinance which gives a city the right to discontinue water service to premises when the occupant fails to pay a city garbage collection charge.

Leman Cozart sued the City of Breckenridge alleging that Section 12 of the City's Ordinance No. 204 was unconstitutional and invalid. Section 12 authorizes the City to discontinue water service to the premises of any party who does...

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