Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Norman
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided May 8, 1986No. 09-85-180-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURGESS, Justice.
This suit involves the question of who is the proper contestee in a school board trustee election contest. On April 6, 1985, an election for trustee of the Spurger Independent School District, place 4 was held. There was no incumbent on the ballot. The votes were canvassed and it was certified that Eddie Norman had been elected. The results, as canvassed, were: Eddie Norman, 212 votes; Joe Jordan 201 votes; and Johnny Smart 34 votes.
On April 29, 1985, Jordan filed a petition in district court contesting the election results. He contended, among other things, that some…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Walker v. ThetfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Guerra v. RamirezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Mitchell v. Carroll Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Roberts v. Brownsboro Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Funderburk v. SchulzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Tiller v. Martinez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
- Honts v. Shaw, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- McCurry v. Lewis, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
- Erik Leonard v. Billy Burge, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2002
- Bob Honts and Herman "Tex" Moten, Sr. v. Jim Shaw and Mark A. Wallace, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
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