Ralph Barrington v. Jimmie P. Cokinos

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court answered five certified constitutional and statutory questions, holding that the City of Beaumont's contract to acquire right‑of‑way and relocate railroad tracks does not violate the state constitution's prohibition on municipal subsidies, is authorized by the city charter, does not require a prior police‑power action, and is within the scope of the 1950 bond proposition.