Ramsey v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before Hon. W. M. Key. This is a suit brought against the appellant J. S. Ramsey, as collector of taxes for Bexar County, and the sureties on his bond for certain moneys received by him in redemption of lands sold for taxes and bid in by the State. The defense was that the moneys sued for were not recoverable by the State,- being his own share of the redemption money. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff below for $304 and costs.
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Appeal from Travis. Tried below before Hon. W. M. Key. This is a suit brought against the appellant J. S. Ramsey, as collector of taxes for Bexar County, and the sureties on his bond for certain moneys received by him in redemption of lands sold for taxes and bid in by the State. The defense was that the moneys sued for were not recoverable by the State,- being his own share of the redemption money. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff below for $304 and costs. Defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Associate Justice.
—The appellant was tax collector of Bexar County. As such he sold certain lands for taxes, which were purchased by the State. The State did not pay the collector his costs or commissions. Subsequently the owner redeemed the lands by paying to the collector double the amounts for which they were sold. The tax collector paid to the State the amount received, after deducting double the amount of his own costs and commissions.
The State contends that he was entitled to retain no more than the origi*604nal amounts of costs and commissions due him, and instituted this suit…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dean v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by1 opinion
- Arnold v. Southern Pine Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1909