Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hancock v. Ennis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 1, 1946No. 11623PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal prosecuted from an order of the district court dismissing ouster proceedings brought against R, V. Ennis, the Sheriff of Bee County.
The suit was instituted by the State of Texas, acting by and through Alex F. Cox, the duly elected and qualified district attorney of the 36th Judicial District, which district includes Bee County. J. M. Hancock and nineteen other citizens of Bee County joined in the petition as relators.
Numerous charges of malfeasance ⅛ office were made against the sheriff. These charges if true would authorize the rendition of a judgment of ouster.
On November…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Maud, Tax Collector v. Terrell, ComptrollerTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- City of San Antonio v. StrumbergTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Staples v. State Ex Rel. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Brady v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1905
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