Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 1961No. WW-1227Published
1Opinion of the Court
December 19, 1961 Honorable Steve Hurt Opinion No. WW-1227 County Attorney Hale County Re: Whether a County Attorney Plainview, Texas has the duty and the au- thority to institute a suit on behalf of the county against a former county judge, a former county commissioner and all the incumbent commis- sioners to recover for the county moneys un- lawfully caused to be paid out of county funds by the named officials Dear Mr. Hurt: and related questions. You have requested an opinion with regard to the duty and the authority of a county attorney to institute suit against a former county judge, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carroll v. Williams, County TreasurerTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- Hoffman v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Terrell v. GreeneTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- J. R. Phillips Inv. Co. v. Road Dist. No. 18 of Limestone CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- City of Lexington v. Home Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901