Dunnagan v. Wingfield
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Delta County; T. D. Montrose, Judge. Application by J. F. Wingfield and others for a writ of mandamus directed to C. C. Dunnagan and others, as the Commissioners’ Court of Delta County, requiring that court to declare the result of an election. From an order granting the writ, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
RAINEY, O. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the district judge of the Sixty-Second judicial district of Texas, granting, in vacation, a writ of mandamus, directed to the commissioners’ court of Delta county, requiring said court to count the votes and declare the result of an election held for the purpose of determining whether or not a certain school district should issue bonds.
[1, 2] The right of a district judge to grant the writ of mandamus in vacation is affirmatively settled by our Supreme Court in the case of Thorne v. Moore, 101 Tex. 205, 105 S. W. 985. While the district judge…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thorne v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by3 opinions
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- City of Brownsville v. FernandezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Talkington v. TalkingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924