Legal Opinion
Zuniga v. Almaraz
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 15, 1974No. 15383PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
An election contest for the Democratic nomination for the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Jim Hogg County, Texas. A special election was held on August 31, 1974, and the result, as determined by the election officials after a recount, was Zuniga-262 votes and Almaraz-258 votes. A contest was filed by Almaraz and judgment was entered after a full hearing and recount by the trial court declaring Almaraz the winner with 254 votes to 252 votes for Zuniga.
At the outset, we must consider Zuniga’s assignment of error that the trial court erred in overruling his plea in abatement.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mills v. BartlettTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Duncan v. WillisTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Davis v. State ex rel. WrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Harrison v. JayTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Fields v. CottenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Tiller v. Martinez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
- Greater Beauxart Garden Municipal Utility District v. CormierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Chen v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1998
- Arturo Gonzalez, Jr. and Esperanza Ochoa v. Domingo Villarreal and Elma Garza, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
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