Ferguson v. Leigh

This was a mandamus suit instituted in the district court of Walker-county by the appellants, as petitioners, against W. A. Leigh, county judge of Walker county, appellee, as respondent, in which the petitioners sought the writ of mandamus to uompel the said W. A. Leigh, as county judge -of Walker county, to order an election within certain territory described in the petition, to be known as Phelps independent school district, to determine whether said territory should be incorporated for free school purposes only, and also at the same time to order an election for trustees for such…