Rockwall County v. Roberts County
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Roberts County. Rockwall County sued Roberts County and defendant had judgment. Plaintiff obtained writ of error upon the affirmance of such judgment on its appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
This action was brought by Rockwall County against Roberts County to recover upon the seven last in number of a series of fifty bonds each for $1,000 and six percent interest.
The facts in reference to the issue of the bonds are as follows: Until December 30, 1888, Roberts County was unorganized and was attached to Wheeler County for judicial purposes. On that day' an election was held and it was determined that the county should organize and officers were elected. Miami was elected as the county site. The Commissioners’ Court of the county advertised for bids for the building of a courthouse…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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