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Wallis v. Williams

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1908No. 1810PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Chambers County.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines

This is a certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First Supreme Judicial District. The statement and questions are as follows:

“This suit was brought by appellants against the appellees to contest the declared result of an election held in Chambers County on April 11, 1907, to determine the question of whether the county seat of said county should remain at the town of W.allisville or be removed to the town of Anahuac in said county.
“Upon the face of the returns out of a total of 634 votes Wallis-ville received 244 and Anahuac 390 votes. The returning board declared the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ellis v. BattsTexas Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Ex Parte KeithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
  3. Ex Parte KimbrellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
  4. Ex Parte AndersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. SwigerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. State v. BreyerIdaho Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Wallis v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Little v. Alto Ind. Sch. Dist. of Alto, Cherokee Cty.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Ex Parte FlakeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911

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