FOX v. BURGESS

No. A-6255.

302 S.W.2d 405 (1957)

Ezelle FOX et al., Petitioners, v. Walter J. BURGESS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Looney, Clark & Moorhead, Austin, Lovell & Lyle, Dumas, for petitioners.

C. J. Humphrey, Amarillo, for respondents.


CULVER, Justice.

This suit was instituted by respondents against Ezelle Fox, County Judge, and County Commissioners, seeking injunctive relief and to have declared void a local option liquor election held in Moore County on the ground that it contravenes the prohibition in Article 666-32 of the Penal Code as follows:

"No subsequent election upon the same issue shall be held within one (1) year from the date of the last preceding local option election in any...

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