State Ex Rel. Poinsett County v. Landers

The State of Arkansas, for the use and benefit of Poinsett County, and Cecil "Williams, a taxpayer, brought this action against A. IT. Landers, as sheriff and ex officio collector of Poinsett County, Arkansas, and the bondsmen on Ms official bonds, to recover the alleged excess fees, salary and perquisites in excess of $5,000 net per annum in par funds that had been received by the sheriff and collector during his last three terms of office, 1925 to 1930, inclusive. It is alleged that the appellee, Landers, had fraudulently received and unlawfully appropriated and converted to his own use…