Stroud v. Stiff

Appellant, the Mayor of the City of Amarillo, had sought to enjoin and restrain the city manager, the city secretary, and the four city commissioners of Amarillo, appellees, from proceeding under two election resolutions. The trial court refused the issuance of the injunction prayed for, and this appeal has resulted.

The judicially recorded events leading to this disputation began on January 12, 1971, when a resolution was passed by the city commission and signed by the mayor calling a municipal election for April 6, 1971, for the purpose of electing a mayor and four city commissioners. On the…