Cooper v. Johnson County

[1] Johnson county sued L. D. Cooper, former sheriff, and his bondsmen, to-recover certain fees and sums of money which were alleged to have been illegally received and retained by him during his two-terms of office. So far as this appeal is concerned, the amount involved is $1,050, alleged to have been paid Cooper for hire of a guard at the county jail. The trial court sustained defendant’s plea of limitation as to $580 of said amount, and gave a peremptory instruction in favor of plaintiff against all defendants for $470. But before entering the judgment, the court concluded, properly we…