State Ex Rel. Miller v. Troell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Atascosa County; Covey C. Thomas, Judge. Suit in nature of quo warranto by the State, on relation of J. D. Miller and others, against Charles T. Troell and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSwearingen, J.
This is a suit in the nature of a quo warranto by the state of Texas, upon the relation of residents and property owners within the territory embraced in the town of Pleasanton, to test the legal existence of Pleasanton as a municipal corporation. The cause was tried by the court without a jury. The judgment was in favor of the defendants in the trial court, holding that Pleasanton was legally incorporated.
The issues made by the pleadings and testimony may be fairly stated as follows: Based upon the petition of proper signers in compliance with statutory requirements, the county judge of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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