Presidio County v. Shock

HEILL, Associate Justice.—The

appellee, Floyd Shock, on the 8th of February, 1899, brought this suit in the District Court of Presidio County against appellant to recover upon certain warrants-issued by the county, aggregating the sum of $1309.19.

The appellant answered by a general denial, and by pleading the statute of limitations of two and four years. It then alleged that Brewster and Jeff Davis counties had been created wholly from territory excised from' Presidio, and that the warrants sued on were issued for debts contracted prior to the creation of those two counties. Appellant prayed…