FERRELL v. HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DIST. NO. 23

No. 12280.

241 S.W.2d 242 (1951)

FERRELL et al. v. HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DIST. NO. 23 et al.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Edwin Smith, Houston (Allen, Smith, Neal & Lehmann, Houston, of counsel), for appellants.

Garvey Brown and Cyril J. Smith, Houston (Brown & Miller, Houston, of Counsel), for appellees.


CODY, Justice.

This is a contest of a $650,000 bond election held in Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 23, brought by R. W. Ferrell and six other qualified voters, property owners, and taxpayers of said district.

The parties have stipulated that the sole issue presented on this appeal is "Whether the election held on July 31, 1950, having been called by order of the Board of Supervisors under date of June 28, 1950, is a valid election." The statute...

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