Legal Opinion
Tovar v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOMERSET SCH. DIST.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 15, 1999No. 13-97-521-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CHAVEZ.
Appellant Joseph Tovar appeals from a summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action brought by the Board of Trustees of Somerset Independent School District (the Board) declaring that Tovar had vacated his office as a trustee of the Board by failing to maintain his residence within District 1, the district he represented, and that the Board had the authority to declare the position vacant. In six points of error, Tovar argues that the Board was without standing to bring this lawsuit, the trial court was without jurisdiction to entertain this suit, the trial…
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