Railey v. Hopkins

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

This was a suit by John Hopkins, appellee, against T. L. Railey, constable of Harris County, and his official bondsmen, L. E. Miller, J. J. Sweeney and Fort Smith. He also made J. J. Foley and H. A. McFay, trustee in bankruptcy of J. J. Foley and C. Schwartz and J. K. J. Foley, parties defendant, the two last named being sureties on an indemnifying bond made by J. J. Foley to Railey, the constable. The action was for the conversion of property levied upon by Railey, by virtue of an execution in favor of J. J. Foley issued out of the Justice Court of Harris County.…