State Ex Rel. Peden v. Valentine
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. E. L. ■ Roy, Judge. Quo warranto by the State of Texas, on relation of R. F. Peden, against I. T. Valentine. Judgment for respondent, and the relator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNER, C. .J.
This is a quo warranto proceeding by the state to test the validity of I. T. Valentine’s claims to the office of judge of the county court of Tarrant county for civil cases. The information was filed by the county attorney upon the relation of Robert F. Peden, who also claims the office. Both Peden and Valentine claim under appointments of the Governor made to fill a vacancy as provided by the law creating the court. Valentine’s appointment was by Hon. Jas. E. Fterguson, then the regularly elected and acting Governor, during a recess of the Legislature, but this appointment,…
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