Hogue v. National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio

WALTER, Justice.

Jack Porter Hogue filed suit against National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio under Article 14.07 of the Texas Election Code seeking statutory damages for double the amount of a loan made by the Bank to the Good Government League which opposed him in the 1975 San Antonio City Council election. In a trial before the court without a jury, judgment was rendered that Hogue take nothing. Hogue has appealed.

Hogue contends the court erred in his conclusion of law number one which is as follows:

“Article 14.07 of the Texas Election Code, as it existed on March 6, 1975 (unless otherwise…