Legal Opinion

Denman v. Coffee

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 21, 1906PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Brown County. Tried below before Hon. John W. Goodwin.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REHEARING.

EIDSON, Associate Justice.

In the original opinion in this case we held that the District Court did not have jurisdiction of this case, for the reason that the amount involved was less than $500. Since that opinion was rendered, the Supreme Court in the case of Anderson v. Ashe, 14 Texas Ct. Rep., 637, held that the District Court had jurisdiction of a case involving the same question as this.

In this case the appellants claiming that the Commissioners’ Court of Brown County had allowed certain claims of appellant Denman, as sheriff of said county, for guards employed by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sansom v. MercerTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. County of Caldwell v. HarbertTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. National Bank v. FinkTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Walker v. Barnard & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1894

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Chrestman v. TompkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Harrison v. WhiteleyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
  3. Kaufman County v. GastonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Nueces County v. GussettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. White v. CalawayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926

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