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Hoffman v. Davis

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1937No. 6781PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Judge HICKMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

*505There is presented for decision in this case the question of the right of taxpaying citizens of a county to prosecute a suit in behalf of the county against officers and ex-officers of the county and their bondsmen to recover for the alleged unlawful expenditure by such officers of county funds. The question arose in this manner:

A. J. Hoffman and other taxpaying citizens of Presidio County, claiming to act for themselves, for other persons similarly situated, and on behalf of the county, instituted this action…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Terrell v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Sluder v. City of San AntonioTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
  3. City of Austin v. McCallTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Looscan v. County of HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Wright v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Hendee v. Dewhurst, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  4. Osborne v. KeithTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Scott v. GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1956

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