Griffin v. State Ex Rel. Miller
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nueces County; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Information in the nature of quo warranto by the State, on the relation of Roy Miller, against W. H. Griffin. From a judgment for relator, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, J.
This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto brought in the name of the state of Texas, upon the relation of Roy Miller, against appellant to recover from him the office of commissioner of the city of Corpus Christi.
It was alleged in the petition that an election was held in Corpus Christi on April 4, 1911, for officers, among the number being four commissioners for a term of two years; that Roy Miller was duly elected as one of the commissioners, and was authorized and entitled to hold and enjoy the office, with its emoluments, of the value of $1,000, for the term of two years;…
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