West v. City of Waco
Decision Date | 04 May 1927 |
Docket Number | (No. 4463.) |
Citation | 294 S.W. 832 |
Parties | WEST et al. v. CITY OF WACO et al. |
Court | Texas Supreme Court |
Suit by Henry West and others against the City of Waco and others for an injunction. Judgment sustaining general demurrer to petition was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (275 S. W. 282), and plaintiffs bring error. Affirmed.
J. A. Kibler, of Waco, for plaintiffs in error.
John McGlasson and W. L. McConnell, both of Waco, for defendants in error.
For a statement of the case we quote the following from the opinion of the honorable Court of Civil Appeals, 275 S. W. 282:
In discussing the case the court says.
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