Legal Opinion
Brinkley v. Texas Lottery Commission
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided February 4, 1999No. 03-97-00252-CVPublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN POWERS, Justice (Retired).
Shannon Brinkley sued the Texas Lottery Commission to obtain a declaratory judgment that certain machines, denominated “eight-liners,” are not “gambling devices” as defined by the Texas Penal Code. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 47.01(B)(4) (West Supp. 1998). He applied for an injunction against enforcement of any criminal or administrative penalties for operating “eight-liners,” and in a civil-rights action prayed for compensatory damages. The trial court dismissed his causes of action for want of jurisdiction. Brinkley appeals. We will affirm the judgment.
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