Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Epperson
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 1931No. Motion No. 9859PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge LEDDY
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.
On December 31, 1928, Hidalgo county entered into a contract with J. C. Epperson, an attorney, for the collection of delinquent state and county taxes, by the terms of which Epperson was to receive 15 per cent, of all such taxes that might be collected as a direct result of his services.
On April 1, 1929, said county made a contract with an abstract company to furnish such abstracts to Epperson as would enable him to bring proper suits for the collection of delinquent taxes, agreeing to pay the company for such…
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