Mitchell v. Carroll Independent School District

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

This is a school bond election contest.

The District Court held that the written instrument relied upon by the appellants as notice of intention to contest election does not notify appellees that appellants intend to contest the election in the District Court or that suit would be filed. On the basis of such holding and because appellants did not file their contest of the election (i. e., petition) in the District Court within thirty (30) days after the return day of election the court sustained appellees’ pleas to the jurisdiction and in abatement and dismissed the…