SPEIGHTS v. WILLIS

No. 09-02-192 CV.

88 S.W.3d 817 (2002)

B.E. "Slim" SPEIGHTS, Appellant, v. Bob WILLIS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided October 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doug W. Ray, Randall B. Wood, Ray, Wood & Bonilla, LLP, Austin, for appellant.

Larry F. York, Scott K. Field, Keller & Field, LLP, Austin, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.

B.E. "Slim" Speights contests the result of the 2000 election for Polk County Commissioner, Precinct 1. Speights claims over 5000 voters were not residents and were not properly registered. See Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 11.002(5), (6) (Vernon Supp.2002). After a bench trial on the merits conducted on April 29 and 30, 2002, the trial court declared Bob Willis the winner of the election.

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