HARRISON v. JAY

No. A-4486.

271 S.W.2d 388 (1954)

HARRISON et al. v. JAY et al.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scarborough, Yates, Scarborough & Black, Abilene, for appellants.

Tom Davis, Haskell, Wilson, Wilson & Logan, San Angelo, for appellees.


GRIFFIN, Justice.

On March 29, 1952, an election was held in Kent County for removal of the county seat from Clairemont to Jayton. The result of such election, as canvassed by the Commissioners' Court, was declared to be 610 for Jayton and 308 for Clairemont. If the result so declared is sustained, Jayton being more than five miles from the center of the county, failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority of the vote polled to remove the county seat as required...

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