American Casualty Co. v. Quitman School District

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellee, Quitman School District, filed suit against the appellants, Ruben Goss, the County Clerk of Faulkner County, and the American Casualty Company, the surety company. Also named as defendants were the Clerk of Cleburne County and his surety. The basis of the complaint against appellant Goss was that he failed to properly extend taxes and, as a result, the school district lost tax revenues. The jury returned a verdict finding appellant Goss had negligently failed to extend the taxes and that he was 90% responsible for damages of $24,104.62. In addition, the…