Legal Opinion

Tarrant County v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1935No. 13110PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Justice.

In this suit to recover of a former sheriff of Tarrant county moneys alleged to be due that county, there are four separate items involved in this appeal.

The sheriff, Smith, made application to the commissioners’ court as provided by R. S. art. 3902, for authority to appoint 21 deputies. These deputies were all appointed by the sheriff and thereafter, without any order of the commissioners’ court, the said sheriff appointed another deputy, Mr. Blevins, who served for the sheriff in the county court at law. Two commissioners, which two by name the appellee professed not to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cameron County v. FoxTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  2. State v. HatcherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Tarrant County v. HollisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Hooten v. Enriquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  3. Hays County v. Hays County Water Planning Partnership, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  4. Renfro v. ShropshireCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Travis County v. ColungaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

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