Holt v. Trantham

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

By our opinion in this case we affirm the Order Granting Writ of Mandamus. Respondent Brooks Holt, as City Secretary for the City of Denton, Texas, was ordered to present the “Recall Petition” of the petitioners and his Certificate as to its Sufficiency to the City Council at its next regular meeting.

The petitioners who obtained the foregoing relief were qualified electors for the purposes involved.

The issue before the trial court was upon the question of propriety of the character of the petition as a prescribed procedural step essential to constitute the…