Gussett v. Nueces County
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fourth Supreme Judicial District. Action by Nueces County and others against H. D. C. Gussett and others, wherein Nueces County Drainage District No. 2 was impleaded. Judgment for defendants was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals (213 S. W. 725), and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowebb, J.
In the fall of 1906, H. D. C. Gussett was duly elected county treasurer of Nueces county. In due course thereafter, he qualified by taking the prescribed oath and filing bond as required by law. He continued to serve Nueces county in that capacity until early in 1917, or for five terms of two years each. During his tenure of office, he filed a personal bond for each two years term. Some sureties signed each bond. In some instances, one or more of the sureties signed only one or more bonds. In no case were the bonds signed by exactly the same people.
At the end of his official career, he turned…
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