Legal Opinion
Turner v. Lewie
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 14, 1947No. 14840PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
On November 29, 1946,-there was held in the City of Gainesville a special election at which were submitted to the citizens eight proposed amendments to the city charter. This suit was brought for the purpose of contesting the election.
In their first amended original petition, on which they went to trial, the contestants sought to have the election declared void under the Uniform Declaratory Judg- ■ ments Aet, Acts 1943, 48th Leg., p. 265, ch. ,164, Vern.Tex.Civ.St. Art. 2524 — 1, but in the same pleading declared that they sought as well to contest the election.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dickson v. StricklandTexas Supreme Court · 1924
- Countz v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- Coffee v. LiebCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. TolbertTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Reynolds Land & Cattle Co. v. McCabeTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Allen Mark Dacus, Elizabeth C. Perez, and Rev. Robert Jefferson v. Annise D. Parker and City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Christy v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Wright v. Board of Trustees of Tatum Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Rossano v. Townsend, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Brown v. Blum, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
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