Killam v. Webb County

NORVELL, Justice.

There is some dispute as to the nature of the hearing below which resulted in the rendition of a judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ suit. Radcliffe Killam and seven others, as taxpaying citizens of Webb County, Texas, brought this suit for a declaratory judgment against the County of Webb, the county judge, county commissioners and county clerk. The plaintiffs prayed that an order of the commissioners’ court of Webb County dated November 19, 1953, calling an election for December 23, 1953, to determine whether or not county bonds should be issued in the principal sum of…