State ex rel. Jennett v. Owens
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried (below before the Hón. Wm. H. Stewart.
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto filed by the state of Texas upon the relation of Bus-sell C. Jennett, against W. P. Owens, for the purpose of ousting the latter from the office of sheriff of Galveston county, and placing the relator in possession of the same.
The ground upon which the information is based is, that at an election held in Galveston county, on the 4th day of November, 1884, the relator was elected to the office by receiving a plurality of the popular vote, but that Owens had obtained the certificate of election, and had usurped, and…
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