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Moncrief v. Gurley

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 4, 1980No. Nos. 18330, 18331PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Did the voters of Tarrant County abolish the office of County Treasurer in their county in an election held on November 6, 1979? In other words, is House Bill 396 (1979 Tex.Gen.Laws, Ch. 130, p. 251) unconstitutional? By its judgment in the two consolidated cases before us the trial court said that it is unconstitutional and that said “Bill 396 and the action taken pursuant to it are invalid and of no force and effect.”

W. B. (Bill) Gurley is the plaintiff who prevailed in the trial court. Mike Moncrief, County Judge of Tarrant County, three of the Tarrant County…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Simmons v. ArnimTexas Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Railroad Commission of Texas v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Eddins-Walcher Butane Company v. CalvertTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Cowell v. AyersTexas Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Lyles v. OheimCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Beck v. County of Santa ClaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  2. Crane v. State of Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1982
  3. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1992
  4. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1989

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