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Dunnagan v. Wingfield

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas
Dec 9, 1911
141 S.W. 288 (Tex. Civ. App. 1911)

Opinion

November 18, 1911. Rehearing Denied December 9, 1911.

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. Appeal dismissed.

J. L. Young, for appellants.

Newman Phillips, for appellees.


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.

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 has the power to so act in vacation, the Legislature has not granted the right of appeal from such action. Shepard v. City Council of Hubbard City, 42 S.W. 862.

As the right of appeal is not authorized by law, this court cannot entertain this appeal, and the same is therefore dismissed, and the case is stricken from the docket.


Summaries of

Dunnagan v. Wingfield

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas
Dec 9, 1911
141 S.W. 288 (Tex. Civ. App. 1911)
Case details for

Dunnagan v. Wingfield

Case Details

Full title:DUNNAGAN et al. v. WINGFIELD et al

Court:Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas

Date published: Dec 9, 1911

Citations

141 S.W. 288 (Tex. Civ. App. 1911)

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