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Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dallas County v. Lively

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 1914No. 2337Published

Question, certified from the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County.

1DissentJustice Hawkins

Entertaining, as I do, the profoundest respect for the views and opinions of my associates, it is with great reluctance that I dissent, in any case; but the far-reaching importance of the foregoing decision and the profound conviction in my own mind that said decision is erroneous, together impel me to do so in this instance.

The facts of this case are set out in the certificate above.

Section 44 of article 3 of the Constitution of Texas is as follows:

“The Legislature shall provide by law for the compensation of all officers, servants, agents and public contractors, not provided for in this…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Matter of Mahon v. . Bd. of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  2. Nichols v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
  3. State v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HanacekTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Carpenter v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876

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