McClesky v. State Ex Rel. Cottrell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wichita. Tried below before Hon. George E. Miller..
1Opinion of the Court
HEAD, Associate Justice.
This suit was instituted by the district attorney of the Thirtieth Judicial District, in the name of the State of Texas, upon the relation of M. Gr. Cottrell, against the mayor, marshal, and aldermen of the town of Iowa Park, to annul the attempted incorporation of said town, upon the ground that a large amount of territory had been improperly included therein.
It is no longer an open question, that the statute (1 Sayles’ Civil Statutes, articles 340a, and 506-515) under which it was attempted to incorporate this town, authorized only the incorporation of the town…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ewing v. State Ex Rel. PollardTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Hunnicutt v. State ex rel. WittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Hollis v. DashiellTexas Supreme Court · 1879
- Gunter v. FoxTexas Supreme Court · 1879
- Mathews v. State Ex Rel. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State ex inf. Major v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Copeland v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State Ex Rel. City of Colleyville v. City of HurstCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- State ex rel. Town of Holland v. LammersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- State ex rel. Smyth v. KennedyNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
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