Legal Opinion

Skipwith v. Hurt

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 24, 1901No. 971PublishedCited by 71 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Clay County. F. L. Miller and others, sureties on the official bond of Skipwith - as county treasurer for his second term, obtained writ of error upon a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals reversing their judgment over against the Farmers National Bank of Henrietta for the amount recovered of them as sureties by the county. •

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

J. C. Skipwith was elected treasurer of Clay County at the regular election in November, 1894, and on the 30th day of that month executed his bond as such county treasurer in the form required by law, with P. M. Stine, J. A. Frazar, J. H. Ferriss, S. M. Satterfield, H. R. Bratt, D. Gilvin, J. B. Ford, John Jackson, R. S. Hilburn, and T. Cash as his sureties. SkipAvith Avas re-elected to the same office at the November election, 1896, and on the 25th day of that month executed his bond in the manner and form required by law, with F. L. Miller, Sidney Webb, C. B.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. National Bank v. Texas Investment Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Mathonican v. Scott & BaldwinTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Anderson v. Walker, County JudgeTexas Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Moore v. HanscomTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Adoue & LobitTexas Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Linz v. Eastland CountyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  4. Wichita Royalty Co. v. City National Bank of Wichita FallsTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Adams v. First Nat. Bank of WacoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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