Legal Opinion

Cofield v. Britton

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1908Published

Appeal from the District Court of Wood County. Tried below before Hon. E. W. Simpson.

1Opinion of the Court

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

The following statement is taken from appellants’ brief, and it appearing to be correct, is adopted:

J. H. Cofield, W. D. Kitchens and J. W. Amos, appellants herein, filed a petition to contest an election held on the 28th of September, 1907, in commissioners precinct No. 2 of Wood County, Texas, to determine whether or not the sale of intoxicating liquors should be prohibited in said commissioners’ precinct, said election resulting in favor of prohibition. The case was tried before the Hon. W. R. Simpson, judge of the District Court of Wood County, Texas, on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Norman v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State ex rel. Hoya v. DunsonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Ex Parte RippyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902
  4. Ex Parte CurleeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

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