Legal Opinion
Brown v. Meeks
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 29, 1936No. 10107PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Justice.
This is an election contest between S. M. (Charles) Meeks and Gus Brown over the Democratic nomination for the office of constable of precinct No. 1, Bexar county, Tex.
The contest was begun by Meeks, and this suit was filed in the Thirty-Seventh district court of Bexar county, and resulted in a judgment in his favor declaring him to be the Democratic nominee as the result of the primary election held July 25, 1936, for the office of constable of precinct No. 1, Bexar county, Tex., from which judgment Brown has prosecuted this appeal.
The controversy arose in this manner:…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Dowlen v. RigsbyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- Turner v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Gale v. Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- State ex rel. Robbins v. ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
3Cited by21 opinions
- Harris County Commissioners Court v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Childress County v. SachseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Setliff v. GorrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- McCraw v. Vickers, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1986
- Hodges v. CoferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
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