Vondy v. Commissioners Court of Uvalde County

SPEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a mandamus action. Petitioner H. T. Vondy, the duly elected constable of Precinct 6 in Uvalde County, sought a writ of mandamus against the Commissioners Court of Uvalde County and four of its five members, County Judge J.R. White, Commissioners Gene Isle, Gilbert Torres, and Norment Foley, to compel them to set a reasonable salary for Vondy’s office. One commissioner, Woodrow Head, was not named as a party, but no objection was made to his absence in the trial court. The trial court entered judgment denying Vondy relief. The court of civil appeals…