Myers v. Martinez

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by Francisco J. Martinez and others against Jay S. Myers, County Judge of Dimmit County, W. F. Johnson, H. H. Herrington, C. W. Barker, and J. L. Hester, County Commissioners of Dimmit County, each in his official capacity, seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus requiring them to call an election to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages in the incorporated city of Asherton in Dimmit County. After a hearing, the trial court- ordered the writ of mandamus to issue, and the County Judge and Commissioners have prosecuted this appeal.

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