Legal Opinion
BD. OF TRUSTEES OF TOBASCO CONSOL. INDEP. SCHOOL DIST. v. Edwards
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 21, 1958No. 13351PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Hamp Edwards filed this mandamus suit to compel the Trustees of the Tabasco Consolidated Independent School District of Hidalgo County to place his name on the ballot for an election o-f trustees. The trial court granted the mandamus and the School District superseded the order and appealed.
On February 15, 1958, Edwards filed a written request that his name be placed on the ballot for the election to be held on April 5th. The Board had ordered that requests for names to be placed on the ballot should be filed not later than March 5, 1958, at Five o’clock P.M. The Board considered Edward’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sterling v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Iles v. Walker, Chief JusticeTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Taylor v. Nealon, Chief JusticeTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Skelton v. YatesTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Greenwood v. City of El PasoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Edwards v. ReynaTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Moore v. BarrCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Lerma v. Ramon, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Tafolla v. City of UvaldeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Reyna v. State ex rel. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958