Stovall v. Shivers

Mr. Judge German

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This suit was instituted by defendants in error, E. M. Shivers and W. L. Garland, resident taxpayers and citizens of Commissioners Precinct No. 1, Van Zandt County, Texas. They will be referred to as plaintiffs. The suit was against the County Judge, the Commissioners Court, the County Treasurer and the County Auditor of Van Zandt County. They will be referred to as defendants. The material allegations of plaintiffs’ petition have been very succinctly summarized by the Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion and we…