Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Baker
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 25, 1920No. 6239PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
Appellant brought this suit to test the constitutionality of chapter 145, Acts of the regular session of the Thirty-Sixth Legislature, and known as the “State Depository Law.” The action seeks to restrain the State Treasurer, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, in their respective official capacities, and as members of the Depository Board, from enforcing and carrying out the provisions of such act.
It-is claimed that the act is repugnant to the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and of the following provisions of the state…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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3Cited by77 opinions
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