SEPULVEDA v. TREVINO

No. 3303.

301 S.W.2d 957 (1957)

Leopoldo SEPULVEDA, Appellant, v. Manuel E. TREVINO, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raeburn Norris, Alice, O. P. Carrillo, San Diego, for appellant.

Lloyd & Lloyd, Alice, for appellee.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

This is a contest of an election of an alderman of the City of San Diego, Duval County, held on April 3, 1956. The canvassing board decided that Sepulveda had received four more votes than Trevino. The court found that there were fourteen illegal votes cast for Sepulveda and eight for Trevino. The court concluded that Trevino had received 646 legal votes and Sepulveda 645 legal votes and, therefore, that Trevino had been elected. Sepulveda...

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