Legal Opinion

Donna Independent School Dist. v. First State Bank of Donna

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 1921No. 6500PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Hidalgo County; Hood Boone, Judge. Suit by the First State Bank of Donna and another against the Donna Independent School District and others. From a judgment granting writs with injunction and mandamus as prayed, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

The First State Bank of Donna and H. C. Davis, describing themselves as taxpayers of Hidalgo county, instituted this suit against the school district, its board of trustees, and the Farmers’ State Bank of Donna to obtain an injunction to prevent the last-named bank from demanding or receiving any part of the funds of the school district and a mandamus compelling the board of trustees .to accept the bid of the First State Bank for the custody of the district school money and appoint it the depository of the funds of the district. In their answer it was claimed by appellants that the board of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gaines v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Commissioner of the General Land Office v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1849
  3. Dunham v. ArderySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  4. Jennings v. CarsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
  5. Nance v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Plains Common Consol. School Dist. No. 1 v. HayhurstCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  2. Johnson v. CRADDOCKOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Gragg v. HillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. City of Houston v. LittleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Peterson v. School BoardMontana Supreme Court · 1925

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