CITY OF AUSTIN v. UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

No. C-6294.

768 S.W.2d 718 (1988)

CITY OF AUSTIN et al., Petitioners, v. UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Oden and Kathy D. Boutchee, Travis County Attorney's Office, Austin, for petitioner.

Thomas H. Uatkins and Elizabeth Bloch, Hilgers & Watkins, Austin, for respondent.


RAY, Justice.

The City of Austin, Austin Independent School District and Travis County sued University Christian Church to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes levied on two church parking lots which had been leased to a commercial parking lot company. The church claimed that the property was exempt. See Tex.Tax Code Ann. § 11.20(a)(1) (Vernon 1982). Based on jury findings, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the taxing authorities. The court...

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