Loving County v. Higginbotham

FUNDERBURK, Justice.

Following the creation of Loving County by act of the Legislature in 1887, and the attachment thereof to Reeves County “for judicial, surveying and all other purposes,” an election to organize the county was held July 8, 1893, as the result of which Mentone was selected as the county seat, and J. J. Combs was elected county judge, together with other officers, including four county commissioners, all of whom qualified and received certificates of election, except one county commissioner and one other officer (sheriff and tax collector). On September 6, 1893, the…