Hoskins v. Helton

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Reversing.

James S. Helton was elected to the office of sheriff of Bell county for a four-year term beginning on the first Monday of January, 1926. He duly qualified and. executed bond, which, was renewed from time to time as-required by law. In December, 1930, certain taxpayers-instituted this equitable action against Helton and his sureties to recover county and school taxes collected by him during his term of office and for which it was alleged he had not accounted, including some tax bills for 1925 which had been turned over to him by the outgoing…