Legal Opinion
Orndorff v. State Ex Rel. McGill
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 1, 1937No. 3631PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEALON, Chief Justice.
The State of Texas, by David E. Mul-cahy, county attorney of El Paso county, Tex., on the relation of Joseph McGill, county judge of said county, joined by W. W. Hawkins, L. J. Ivey, and J. L. Andreas, county commissioners, on January 9, 1937, instituted a quo warranto proceeding against Seth B. Orndorff and Shanks Carpenter, each of whom claimed to be the duly qualified county commissioner from precinct No. 2 of El Paso county. Defendant Orndorff had received the largest number of votes cast for commissioner of said precinct at the election held in November, 1936. On…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mellinger v. City of Houston (Tex. 1-18-1887)Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- Stillman v. HirschTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- Golden v. OdiorneTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Brady v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Goldfrank, Frank & Co. v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. HerbstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Willis v. PottsTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Walker v. HanesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Washington v. Walker County, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
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