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STARR COUNTY v. LAUGHLIN

No. 12973.

283 S.W.2d 830 (1955)

STARR COUNTY, Relator, v. The Honorable C. W. LAUGHLIN et al., Respondents.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

October 26, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Weatherly, Rio Grande City, for relator.

R. L. Lattimore, Pharr, for respondents.

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding in this Court instituted by Starr County for a writ of mandamus to compel Hon. C. W. Laughlin, Judge of the District Court of Starr County, Texas, to "proceed to trial and judgment" in a contempt proceeding filed in the District Court of Starr County.

The record shows that a contempt proceeding was begun by relator filing an affidavit charging J. C. Guerra, as County Auditor of Starr County, with...

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