Legal Opinion

Cook v. Spears

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1975No. B-5059PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

Kenneth W. Cook, Administrator, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, by this mandamus proceeding asks this court to compel the respondent, Franklin S. Spears, Judge of the 57th Judicial District, to set aside certain orders made in connection with an appeal from an order suspending a permit. It is our opinion that the decision of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission has now become final and that a mandamus would be meaningless. It is for that reason that we deny the petition for mandamus.

On October 25,1974, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, after a hearing, ordered a five-day…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Amarillo v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Texas Liquor Control Board v. Canyon Creek Land Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
  3. State v. BushTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  4. State v. BushTexas Supreme Court · 1953

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. El-Kareh v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Garza v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Garza v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
  4. Fox v. Medina, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
  5. McBeth v. Riverside Inn Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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