Coats v. Blanding
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Navarro County. Tried below before Hon. H. B. Davis.
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.
This is a suit instituted in the District Court of Navarro County by appellants, asking for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the appellees, composing the Commissioners’ Court of Navarro County, to order an election to be held in Navarro County for the purpose of determining whether the sale of intoxicating liquors should be prohibited in said county.
The undisputed facts are: On December 16, 1904, Navarro County for the first time declared in favor of prohibition by popular vote, and it became effective upon the 1st day of April, 1905. In the spring of…
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