Rusk County v. Hightower
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Rusk County; Jno. O. Douglas, Judge. Action by R. H. Hightower against Rusk County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The appellee sued Rusk county to recover a balance claimed as commissions earned as its county treasurer. He was elected in 1912 and served four years. Before and during his term of office the commissioners’ court of Rusk county passed orders fixing his compensation as follows: One and one-half per cent, on receipts and disbursements of the jury fund, and a salary of $75 per quarter for handling the remainder of the county’s funds. A few days after the expiration of his second term the appellee filed this suit, and asked for judgment for the full amount of commissions allowed by law at the…
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- Montgomery County v. TalleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
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