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HILL v. STONE

No. 73-1723.

421 U.S. 289 (1975)

95 S.Ct. 1637

44 L.Ed.2d 172

HILL, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. STONE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Kendall, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for appellant. On the brief were John L. Hill, Attorney General, pro se, Larry F. York, former First Assistant Attorney General, and Mike Willatt and G. Charles Kobdish, Assistant Attorneys General.

Don Gladden argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for appellees Stone et al. was Marvin Collins. S. G. Johndroe, Jr., filed a brief for appellees city of Fort Worth et al.*

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us once again to consider the constitutionality of a classification restricting the right to vote in a local election.

Appellees, residents of Fort Worth, Tex., brought this action to challenge the state and city laws limiting the franchise in city bond elections to persons who have made available for taxation some real, mixed, or personal...

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