Barnes v. Turner

This suit was filed in the district court of Denton county, Tex., by plaintiff in error, J. H. Barnes, former -tax collector of Denton county, against S. R. Turner, his successor, and American Surety Company of New York, Turner’s bondsman, to recover certain fees of office alleged by Barnes to have been earned by him during his term of office and collected by Turner. Trial in the district court without a jury resulted in a judgment for Barnes. On appeal, this judgment was reversed and rendered by the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District at Port Worth. 19 S.W.(2d) 325. The ease is in…