Legal Opinion
Fenet v. McCuiston
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1912No. 2412PublishedCited by 13 opinions
. Error to the Court of Civil Appeals "for the Sixth District, in an appeal from Lamar County. Fenet and others sued McCuiston and others, and obtained a writ of error on a judgment of the Appellate Court reversing a recovery by plaintiffs in the trial court and rendering it for defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown
The City of Paris was incorporated by special Act of the Legislature, which became a law on the 15th day of March, 1905, and was duly organized by the election and appointment of the officers named in the charter, among such officers being a City Marshal and City Attorney. The following sections of the charter are pertinent to the issue before us:
“See. 7. The municipal government of the City of Paris shall consist of the City Council, which shall be composed of five aider-men and the Mayor. “See. 8. The other officers of said City shall be a Recorder, City Marshal, City Attorney, City…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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