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TEXAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY v. SHEPPERD

No. A-5157.

279 S.W.2d 302 (1955)

TEXAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, Relator, v. John Ben SHEPPERD, Attorney General, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 11, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, Paul B. Horton and Locke, Locke & Purnell, Dallas, for relator.

John Ben Shepperd, Atty. Gen., Frank Pinedo and Elbert M. Morrow, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

CULVER, Justice.

In this original proceeding Texas Turnpike Authority, relator, here seeks a writ of mandamus directing the Attorney General to approve the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike Revenue Bonds issued by relator in the sum of $58,500,000, under the provisions of Vernon's Ann.Stat. Art. 6674v, Turnpike Projects.

The Attorney General refuses approval for the following reasons:

"1. The powers granted to the Texas Turnpike Authority are so broad, unlimited...

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