Legal Opinion
Chrestman v. Tompkins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 10, 1928No. 10169PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLooney, J.
M. N. Chrestman, a practicing attorney of the city of Dallas, applied to the court below for a writ of mandamus requiring R. Y. Tompkins, auditor of said city, to countersign a warrant for $500 to be paid him on the order of the board of education of the city for legal services rendered under employment by said board.
The court sustained general and special exceptions urged by respondent to relator’s petition, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
The case, gleaned from relator’s petition, is this: Certain citizens of the city of Dallas brought suit, originally against the board of education,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Herring v. Houston National Exchange BankTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Anderson v. AsheTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- City of New Braunfels v. WaldschmidtTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- City of Corsicana v. BabbTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- City of Rockdale v. CuretonTexas Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Simpson v. Williams Rural High School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Superior Incinerator Co. of Texas v. TompkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
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