Landman v. State

PELPHREY, Chief Justice.

On March 7, 1931, the Athens National Bank of Athens, Tex., was the county depository of Henderson county, Tex. It closed on that date owing the county of Henderson and the state of Texas together the sum of $515,720.67. On March 12th following, the representatives of the bank, the commissioners’ court of Henderson county and the Attorney General of the state of Texas reached a liquidating agreement under which the sureties on the depository bond were released. About a week later, however, plaintiff in error was employed by the commissioñers’ court to handle the matter…