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GARCIA v. LAUGHLIN

No. A-5524.

285 S.W.2d 191 (1955)

Estella G. GARCIA et al., Relators, v. C. W. LAUGHLIN, District Judge, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Gibson, Laredo, for relators.

Sam H. Burris, Dist. Atty., Alice, John Ben Shepperd, Atty. Gen., and Sidney P. Chandler and D. S. Meredith, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondents.

GRIFFIN, Justice.

This is an original application for writ of mandamus and prohibition filed in this Court by relators, Estella G. Garcia and other citizens of Duval County, Texas. The facts in this case are as follows:

On October 26, 1955, the Attorney General of Texas, the District Attorney of the 79th Judicial District of Texas, which includes Duval County, Texas (Duval County had and has a regularly elected, qualified and acting county attorney who did...

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