Harris County v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; Chas. E. Ashe, Judge. Action by the County of Harris against F. 5. Smith. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.
The county of Harris brought this suit against F. S. Smith and the sureties on his official bond to recover alleged excess fees collected and retained by Smith from November 8,1908, to November 30, 1910, during which period he was constable of precinct No. 1 of Harris county.
The petition alleged that during the period mentioned there were two justices of the peace in precinct No. 1, Harris county, and that from 1907 through 1911, which included the time when said Smith was constable, the city of Houston, in Harris county, had a population in excess of 15,000; that at the election in 1896,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Clark, Sheriff v. Finley, ComptrollerTexas Supreme Court · 1899
- Blythe v. AyresCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Mansel v. CastlesTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia v. LoveTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Forshey v. G. H. & H. RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1856
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