Wallis v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Chambers County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower.
1Opinion of the Court
PLEASANTS, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by appellants against the appellees to contest the declared result of an election held in Chambers County on April 11, 1907, to determine the question of whether the county seat of said county should remain at the town of Wallisville or be removed to the town of Anahuac in said county.
Upon the face of the returns out of a total of 634 votes Wallisville received 244 and Anahuac 390 votes. The returning board declared the result in accordance with these figures to be in favor of Anahuac by a majority of 146 votes.
Upon the trial in the court below…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wallis v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- State ex rel. Clements v. HumphriesTexas Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by23 opinions
- Duncan v. WillisTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Harrison v. JayTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Linger v. BalfourCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Fugate v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Lightner v. McCordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
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