Waples v. Gilmore
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; J. W. Swayne, Judge. Suit by C. E. Gilmore against Paul Wa-ples and others for an injunction. From an order granting the writ, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
This proceeding was instituted by G. E. Gilmore against Paul Waples, as chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, and against 32 others as members of said executive committee, to restrain the said committee from making and declaring a nomination for state railroad commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of the Hon. W. D. Williams. Upon the filing of the petition before the judge of the Seventeenth judicial. district, the prayer of the petition was granted, and pursuant thereto a writ of injunction was issued, and from the order so granting said writ, an appeal…
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