SHEFFIELD v. BRISCOE

No. 12522.

550 S.W.2d 160 (1977)

Donald H. SHEFFIELD et al., Appellants, v. Honorable Dolph BRISCOE, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Earl Luna, Thomas V. Murto, III, Luna & Murto, Dallas, for appellants.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., M. Lynn Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellees.


O'QUINN, Justice.

Appellants,1 as plaintiffs below, brought this action for declaratory judgment and to enjoin the Commissioner of Education from determining the amount of local funds assigned to each school district of the State, without first adjusting reported property values "to equalize the local school district effort."

Stated in the language of appellants, by this action appellants sought to obtain "a full and complete declaration...

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