Legal Opinion

England v. McCoy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 3, 1954No. 6762PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FANNING, Justice.

This is a contest of a special charter •election held in the City of Paris, .Texas, on September 26, 1953., Appellee’s, motion for summary judgment was granted by the ■¡trial court and appellants have appealed.

Appellants present one point, which reads as follows: “The error.of the trial court in holding that a valid special election can be held when the proposition to be voted upon is neither described nor identified in either the ordinance calling the election, the notice of the election or the ballot used to hold the election.”

Prior to the election in question and on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Turner v. LewieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  2. Railroad Commission v. Sterling Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Cooney v. FooteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  5. Whiteside v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Allen Mark Dacus, Elizabeth C. Perez, and Rev. Robert Jefferson v. Annise D. Parker and City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Wright v. Board of Trustees of Tatum Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Arthur v. City of StillwaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  4. Moore v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Application of Frenchman Valley Irrigation Dist.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1958

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