Davies v. Stiff

MARTIN, Justice.

Appellant, Walter Davies, sued appel-lees, Esther Agnes Stiff, a feme sole, and the Commissioner’s Court of Lubbock County, Texas alleging that he had been elected to the office of County Treasurer of Lubbock County in the November, 1954 general election and was entitled to such office. The facts in the cause on appeal have been stipulated and will be briefly outlined.

James H. (Jimmy) Stiff, the incumbent County Treasurer, of Lubbock County, Texas, was unopposed in the primary election of July 24, 1954 and was nominated in such first primary without opposition as the…