Blakemore v. Board of Trustees of Public Free Schools

LANE J.

This suit was originally instituted by N. P. Blakemore, Alexander Crane, H. S. Conklin, and Robert McGregor, hereafter called contestants, who alleged that they are resident citizens and qualified voters in the city of Galveston, against the board of trustees of the public free schools of Galveston, and against Mrs. I. H. Kempner, Mrs. J. E. Thompson, Charles Fowler, and Malcolm Graham as trustees, hereinafter called con-testees.

After due service of notice of contest of the hereinafter mentioned election on each of the contestees, and after contestees had filed their reply to such…