City of Taylor v. Hodges

BAUGH, Justice.

The City of Taylor, a home rule city, joined by E. K. Doak, the local registrar of births and deaths, sued the county auditor, county treasurer, and county commissioners of Williamson County, in their official capacities, to recover $566.50 statutory registration fees authorized under Art. 4477, Rules 34a-55a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St, paid by said City to Doak for the period from June 17, 1941, to June 30,1943. Trial was to the court without a jury and judgment rendered that plaintiffs take nothing; hence this appeal.

The appellants will be referred to as the City and the appellees…