Doyle Willis, Relator v. William S. Potts, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a Fort Worth city councilman is an officer under the state and holds a lucrative office, making Doyle Willis ineligible for the State Senate under Article III, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution; consequently, his application for a writ of mandamus was denied. Two dissenting opinions argued that the councilman is not an officer under the state and that resignation would remove the disqualification.