Beeler v. Loock

CODY, Justice.

This is an election contest, arising over the election of school trustees in the Ad-dicks Independent School District, in April of this year. The district is incorporated under the general law, and this election was the first succeeding regular election after the district’s incorporation, thereby necessitating the election of a full ticket of seven trustees. There were fourteen candidates for the seven places on the board. As will be noted from returns as made to the Commissioners’ Court, there were only thirteen votes difference between the highest and lowest candidates:

George…