Bell v. Mansfield Independent School District

Mr. Judge Hickman

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

No detailed statement of the case is required. The sole question for decision is the validity of a contract between Claude D. Bell and Mansfield Independent School District. In 1937 Bell was employed by the School District to undertake the collection of delinquent taxes due the district, and for such services the district agreed to pay him twenty per cent of all amounts collected. Bell is a licensed practicing attorney of the Dallas county bar. The suit was instituted by Bell in the District Court of Tarrant County…