Members of the Park Board v. City of Fort Worth

Mr. Judge German

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

The certificate in this case is a lengthy one. In- view of the conclusion we have reached it becomes unnecessary to state more than the substance of said certificate.

Appellants, as plaintiffs, instituted this action in the District Court of Tarrant County as members of the Park Board of the City of Ft. Worth. The suit was for mandamus and was against the City of Ft. Worth and the City Council. Chapter 18 of the Charter of the City of Ft. Worth provides for appointment by the City Council of a board of five members…