Legal Opinion
Kennelly v. Gates
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 1966No. 14950PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERLEIN, Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee, Josh Gates, against Clyde B. Kennelly, to contest the election of appellant who was certified as the nominee for the position of County Judge of Ft. Bend County, Texas, following the Democratic Primary Run-off election on June 4, 1966. Appellant was certified to have received 3255 votes, and appellee 3245 votes. Both parties in open court joined in a motion asking the trial court to open the ballot boxes and recount and retally the votes. Pursuant to such request the court did in open court have the boxes opened and a recount was made. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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