Legal Opinion

Townsen v. Mersfelder

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1908PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Parmer County. Tried below before Hon. J. H. Browning.

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

— This proceeding was instituted by W. B. • Mersfelder and several other resident citizens, property holders, voters and taxpayers of Parmer County against the county judge and county commissioners óf that county to enjoin the county judge from opening and canvassing the returns and declaring the result of an election held in that county on December 10, 1907, for the location of the county seat of said county, and to restrain all the defendants from “recognizing in any way that said election was legal or valid,-and from making or entering any orders, or taking any…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Robinson Watson v. Wingate, County JudgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
  2. Caruthers v. HarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Moore v. PlottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  3. Orchard v. Board of Com'rs of Sierra CountyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Stephens v. DoddsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Fuller v. McHaneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917

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