Legal Opinion
Bullock v. Calvert
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1972No. B-3245PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Justice.
This original mandamus action seeks to compel payment out of state funds of an expense of a party primary election. It is brought by Bob Bullock, as Secretary of State, and by Bill Williams as Chairman of the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee. Williams also sues individually, as a member of the Democratic Party, as a qualified voter, and as a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for office of county chairman of the party in Harris County.
The object of the suit is to command the State Comptroller to draw warrants for the payment out of the state treasury of two…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Housing Authority v. HigginbothamTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Texas National Guard Armory Board. v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Davis v. City of LubbockTexas Supreme Court · 1959
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by85 opinions
- Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. v. LewellenTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- A & T CONSULTANTS, INC. v. SharpTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Texas Democratic Party v. Greg Abbott, GoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
- TX Alli for Retd Amer v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
80 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.