Comanche County v. Burks

This suit was instituted against Comanche county and the members of its commissioners’ court by Jokkie W. Burks, treasurer of Comanche county, joined by the superintendent of its public schools and by the officers and boards of trustees of several independent school districts of the county, and by a number of persons in their individual right as citizens.

The plaintiffs alleged in substance that, in accordance with the 'Constitution and laws of the state, there had been set aside to Comanche county, as a part of its permanent school fund, four leagues of land, which it was the duty of the…