CHEVRON OIL CO. v. CITY OF EL PASO

No. 6466.

537 S.W.2d 472 (1976)

CHEVRON OIL COMPANY, a California Corporation d/b/a Standard Oil Company of Texas, Appellant, v. CITY OF EL PASO, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott, Hulse, Marshall & Feuille, J. F. Hulse, James T. McNutt, Jr., Ted Painter, El Paso, for appellant.

John C. Ross, Jr., City Atty., Wade Adkins, Michael F. Ainsa, Bruce Yetter, David J. LaBrec, Asst. City Attys., Peticolas, Luscombe, Stephens & Windle, Wayne Windle, Harry Lee Hudspeth, El Paso, for appellees.


OPINION

WARD, Justice.

The Appellant, Chevron Oil Company, filed suit for a declaratory judgment against the Appellees, the City of El Paso and its City Council, alleging that ordinances controlling the routes and methods to be used in transporting flammable liquid products within the City limits were arbitrary, unreasonable, unconstitutional and void, and sought a declaratory judgment to that effect. Appellant further asked for injunctive relief from the...

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