Bachus v. Foster

Mr. Presiding Judge Harvey

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Eleventh Supreme Judicial District has submitted the following certificate containing certified law questions:

“Mrs. Ethel Bachus and others brought this suit against Virge Foster and the American Surety Company in Taylor County, Texas. The suit was for damages alleged to have been suffered by appellants as a result of the killing of Stephen W. Bachus, the husband of Ethel Bachus, by Foster, while he was engaged in performing his duties as sheriff of Eastland County. The…