Narrative Opinion Summary
The Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas has ruled on the case Midcon Compression, L.L.C. v. Reeves County Appraisal District and Loving County Appraisal District, reversing part of the trial court's judgment that declared Texas Tax Code Sections 23.1241 and 23.1242 unconstitutional as applied to Midcon's compressors. The court found that these statutes are not unconstitutional in this specific case. The remainder of the trial court's judgment is affirmed. Both parties are ordered to share the costs of the appeal equally. The decision is to be certified for observance, with the ruling dated September 23, 2015, and signed by Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez, with Chief Justice McClure and Senior Judge Larsen participating.
Legal Issues Addressed
Affirmation of Remaining Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court affirmed the remainder of the trial court's judgment which was not challenged.
Reasoning: The remainder of the trial court's judgment is affirmed.
Apportionment of Appeal Costssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: Both parties were ordered by the court to equally share the costs associated with the appeal.
Reasoning: Both parties are ordered to share the costs of the appeal equally.
Certification of Decisionsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court's decision is to be certified for observance, following standard judicial procedures.
Reasoning: The decision is to be certified for observance, with the ruling dated September 23, 2015, and signed by Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez, with Chief Justice McClure and Senior Judge Larsen participating.
Constitutionality of Tax Code Sectionssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Court of Appeals determined that Texas Tax Code Sections 23.1241 and 23.1242 are constitutional as applied to Midcon's compressors.
Reasoning: The court found that these statutes are not unconstitutional in this specific case.
Reversal of Trial Court Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court reversed the part of the trial court's judgment that declared the tax code sections unconstitutional.
Reasoning: The Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas has ruled on the case Midcon Compression, L.L.C. v. Reeves County Appraisal District and Loving County Appraisal District, reversing part of the trial court's judgment that declared Texas Tax Code Sections 23.1241 and 23.1242 unconstitutional as applied to Midcon's compressors.