Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Rea v. Etheridge
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided November 26, 1930No. 1225-5592PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, P. J.
This is a quo warranto proceeding instituted by the state acting through the'duly authorized district attorney on the relation of a number of resident taxpayers of the town of Hermleigh in Scurry county, against certain de facto officers of the municipality of Hermleigh who claimed to constitute its governing body, consisting of the mayor and five aldermen.
It was alleged that the town of Hermleigh 'was incorporated June 21, 1927, as a town under the general laws, and was so incorporated on November 4, 1927, with the above officials as its governing body. This allegation seems to be conceded…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. MicklejohnTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Wood v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Ex Parte FarleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Ex parte GinnochioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
- Frosh v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1889
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- Star Houston, Inc. v. Texas Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- Johnson v. the City of Dublin, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2001
- Simmons v. HOLMOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- School Bd, Cty of Marshal v. State Crim Dist AttyTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- City of Alamo Heights v. GeretyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.