Legal Opinion
Schwantz v. Texas Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 27, 1967No. 4601PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
The question presented by appellants in this case is whether Art. 6701h, Sec. 2(b), Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stat, is a mere venue provision, or whether it fixes exclusive jurisdiction in a single county for review of orders of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A petition was filed in the County Court of Chambers County by 24 plaintiffs seeking a declaratory judgment that Art. 670lh is unconstitutional for a number of asserted reasons; that orders of the Department suspending drivers’ licenses and registration certificates of plaintiffs arising from accident cases be…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mingus, Receiver v. WadleyTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- City of Amarillo v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- WD Haden Company v. DodgenTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Alpha Petroleum Co. v. TerrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Chemical Bank & Trust Company v. FalknerTexas Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. SchaejbeTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- McGregor v. ClawsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- State v. Autumn Hills Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Bargas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
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