NEW JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. A2282.

598 S.W.2d 666 (1980)

NEW JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., Appellant, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lew W. Harpold, Gary L. Crofford, Harvey, A. Ford, Hofheinz, Harpold, McDonald & Fitzgerald, Houston, for appellant.

John G. Lione, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Robert M. Collie, Jr., City Atty., Charles M. Williams, Senior Asst. City Atty., Marcia G. Johnson, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before BROWN, C. J., and MILLER and PAUL PRESSLER, JJ.


PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a permanent injunction, enjoining appellant from operating, conducting, or using two half lots in Shamrock Manor Subdivision, Houston, Texas, for church purposes or commercial activity in violation of the restrictions for such subdivision.

Appellant purchased the property in Shamrock Manor in 1974 with the intent of placing a church building thereon and conducting church services. Although its deed referred to...

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