Commissioners' Court v. Frank Jester Development Co.

YOUNG, Justice.

This suit was initiated by Frank G. Jester Development Company against the County Judge, County Clerk and Commissioners’ Court of Dallas County, seeking a mandamus compelling the Commissioners’ Court to approve for filing,, a plat subdividing certain lands in Dallas County, in which plat roads and streets were laid out, the boundaries fixed and a dedication thereof made. Plea to jurisdiction of the District Court, interposed by respondents., was overruled; and trial on the merits to the court resulted in judgment in favor of relator, i.e., mandatorily requiring respondents to…