El Paso County v. Telles

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This case involves the flogging of a very dead horse. On December 21, 1977, the Plaintiff filed suit against the County of El Paso, the members of its Commissioners Court, and the Constable of Precinct One of El Paso to recover his damages due from four years’ loss of salary from that Constable’s office, loss of emoluments of that office, loss of political reputation, mental and physical pain and suffering, exemplary damages and attorney fees. Trial was to the Court, sitting without a jury, and judgment was entered for the Plaintiff for $94,-000.00 against all Defendants,…