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Orth v. Benavides

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 21, 1939No. 10607PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an election contest between I. J. Benavides, contestant, and M. F. Orth, contestee, for the office of County and District Clerk of Brooks County.

There are four voting precincts in Brooks County. The Commissioners’ Court of Brooks County, acting as a canvassing board of the general election held on November 8, 1938, refused to consider the purported election returns from Precinct No. 3, because the same were not signed and certified by the election officers of that precinct, and declared M. F. Orth, elected County and District Clerk. Bena-vides filed this contest and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Dickson v. StricklandTexas Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Fowler v. State ex rel. GeorgeTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Dean v. State Ex Rel. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Winder v. KingTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
  5. Leslie v. GriffinTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Whiteside v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Lightner v. McCordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  3. Little v. Alto Ind. Sch. Dist. of Alto, Cherokee Cty.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Maddox v. Commissioners Court of Palo Pinto CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District No. 4 v. State Ex Rel. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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