Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Russell v. Knorpp
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 1978No. 8957PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Justice.
Unsuccessful in its trial court action to remove the Potter County Attorney from office for alleged official misconduct, the State of Texas appeals from a take-nothing judgment rendered on a jury verdict. Because the judgment must be sustained on a theory of law peculiarly applicable to this action, we affirm.
The State of Texas, acting through the district attorney of the 47th Judicial District upon the relation of Hugh Russell and by the authority of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. arts. 5970, et seq. (Vernon 1962), 1 instituted this action of 10 August 1977, seeking to remove Kerry…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Board of Insurance Commissioners v. Guardian Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Custom Leasing, Inc. v. Texas Bank & Trust Co. of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- In Re the Removal of LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Edmiston v. Texas & N. O. R.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1940
- Edmiston v. Texas & New Orleans RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Knorpp v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1983
- City of West Orange v. State ex rel. City of OrangeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- McInnis v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- McInnis v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1995
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