Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

R-443 l,CE ,>.\SIEI. .&I ,,y&s -de+- TORSPY ,iK.~~",\l. June 2, 1547 &&&L. ; Hon. Wayne L. Hertman Opinion No. V-232 County Attorney DeWFtt County Re : Authority of Commls- Cuero, Texas sioners’ Court to re- fund attorney’s fee paid by a commls- sioner in defense of an actIon for damages. Dear Mr. Hartman: Yours recent request for an opinion of this Department Is substantially as follows: _ “Several months ago a $40,000.00 damage suit was flied against the Commis- sioner of Precinct.No. 1, Dewitt County, Texas, individually, for alleged negli- gence in failing to repair a county bridge…