Legal Opinion
Brown v. Patterson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 20, 1980No. 20647PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUITTARD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Lorenzo Brown was appointed to fill a vacancy in the board of trustees of the Dallas Independent School District for trustee district number five. Appellees Dwight Patterson and R. B. Brown brought separate suits to prevent him from taking office on the ground that appellant had not been a resident of trustee district number five for six months immediately preceding his appointment. The trial court consolidated the suits and granted relief on the ground that the six-months’ residence requirement in article 1.05 of the Texas Election Code of 1951 (Vernon Supp.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Edwards v. MortonTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Gordon v. LakeTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Wintermann v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- W.C. Wright v. GravesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Carole Keeton Rylander, Successor-In-Interest to John Sharp, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas And John Cornyn, Successor-In-Interest to Dan Morales, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Fisher Controls International, Incorporated, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
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