WHITEHEAD v. JULIAN

No. B-3205.

476 S.W.2d 844 (1972)

Emmett H. WHITEHEAD, Relator, v. W. D. JULIAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 23, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Small, Herring, Craig & Werkenthin, C. C. Small, Jr. and Lawrence S. Smith, Austin, Tex. Sallas, Griffith & Merriwether, J. B. Sallas, Crockett, for relator.

W. D. Julian, Jr., Crockett, for respondent.


McGEE, Justice.

This is an original petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel Respondent, Democratic County Chairman of Houston County, to accept and file the application of Relator to have his name placed on the ballot in Houston County as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Representative. We grant the petition but direct that the writ not be issued unless the Chairman should refuse to accept the application after this judgment becomes final...

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