Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 9, 1962No. 7478PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an election contest arising out of the 1962 Second Democratic Primary Election in Upshur County. W. C. (Bill) Jones and Tommie Mitchell were run-off candi*227dates for the office of Tax Assessor-Collector of Upshur County. The party Executive Committee canvassed the votes and found that Jones received 2741 votes and Mitchell received 2739 votes. Following a lengthy trial the District Court of Upshur County ordered Jones’s name certified as Democratic nominee on the basis of 2720 votes for Jones and 2719 votes for Mitchell.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thomas v. GroeblTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Markowsky v. NewmanTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Duncan v. WillisTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Davis v. State ex rel. WrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Turner v. TellerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Reese v. Duncan, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002
- Fuentes v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Wooley v. SterrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Garza v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1970
- Guerrero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991
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