Legal Opinion
Odell v. Wharton
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1894No. 178PublishedCited by 40 opinions
Questions Certified from Court of Civil Appeals for Fifth District, in an appeal from Hill County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals certified to this court five questions in the above cause, but it is unnecessary to answer any except the first, which is as follows:
“ Question 1. Under the Constitution as amended in 1891, giving the District Court jurisdiction to try cases of contested elections, and under the act of the Legislature approved March 29, 1893 (Acts 1893, pages 48 to 52, inclusive), known as the Local Option Act, which provides, that any qualified voter may contest the said election in any court of competent jurisdiction, in such manner as has been or may…
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