Cohen v. Rains

OPINION

Relator, Murry B. Cohen, has petitioned this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Secretary of State, Jack Rains; the Chairman of the Texas Republican Executive Committee, George Strake; and the Republican Party County Chairmen of the Executive Committees and Primary Committees (if existent) for the fourteen counties comprising the First Court of Appeals District, to exclude the name of Jim Scott from the 1988 Republican General Primary Election Ballot for the position of Justice for the First Court of Appeals District, Place Four. Relator, who is the incumbent and sole…