PURCELL v. LINDSEY

No. A-6898.

314 S.W.2d 283 (1958)

Graham PURCELL, Relator, v. Jim LINDSEY, Chairman, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 14, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen & Cherry, Bullington, Humphrey, Humphrey & Fillmore, Dawson & Penix, Jones, Parish & Fillmore, Kenneth Johnson, Kouri & Banner, Mock & Spell, Nelson, Montgomery, Robertson & Sellers, H. M. Muse, Peery & Wilson, Bradie E. Richie, Rogers, Eggers & Sherrill, Spence & Martin, Irvin J. Vogel, Nelson, Sherrod & Lambert, Wichita Falls, John McKelvey, Electra, for relator.

No appearance for respondents.


NORVELL, Justice.

Relator Graham Purcell has applied for a mandamus commanding the State Democratic Executive Committee (Jim D. Lindsey, et al.) to cause his name "to be certified to the several chairmen of the county executive committees of the Democratic Party as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the office of Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas before the 1958 Democratic Party Primary...

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