Davenport v. Commissioners' Court of Denton County

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is an election contest case. The Commissioners’ Court of Denton County, Texas, canvassed the returns of a local option election held in the incorporated City of Denton, Texas, and declared a majority of the qualified voters within the City voted “For the legal sale of Beer and Wine” and entered orders appropriate to the declaration and findings associated therewith. The affirmative vote was found to be 4,832 and the negative vote 4,250. After the official result of the election was declared by the Commissioners’ Court, an election contest was instituted in the…