Fuller Springs v. State Ex Rel. City of Lufkin

STEAKLEY, Justice.

This is a proceeding in quo warranto filed by the State of Texas by and through the District Attorney of Angelina County upon the relation of the City of Lufkin seeking to have the incorporation of the town of Fuller Springs declared void on the ground that Lufkin had previously obtained extraterritorial jurisdiction over the land in question. See Art. 970a, Sec. 3, subd. A(2). 1 Trial was originally to the jury; after hearing evidence, the trial court withdrew the case from the jury and rendered judgment for the State of Texas ex rel City of Lufkin. The Court of Civil…