Harris County v. Hammond
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; J. D. Harvey, Fudge. Suit by Frank Hammond against Harris County and another. From the judgment rendered, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
The following statement of the nature and result of this suit, copied from appellants’ brief and concurred in by the appellee, is a correct and sufficient statement of the cáse:
This suit was filed by Frank Hammond, sheriff of Harris county, against Harris County, to recover the amounts claimed to be due him for the safe-keeping, support, and maintenance of prisoners confined in the jail of Harris county for the month of March, 1917, amounting to $1,776.40, and for the month of April, 1917, amounting to $1,528. ' H. L. Washburn, county auditor, was made a party, with a view to compelling him,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harris County v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Dallas County v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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- City of Amarillo v. YorkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Smith v. State Ex Rel. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
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