Myers v. Colquitt
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jones County; John B. Thomas, Judge. Action by O. B. Colquitt, Governor, for the use and benefit of Jones County, against M. P. Myers and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BUCK, J..This suit was filed in the district court of Jones county, Tex., against appellants by O. B. Colquitt, Governor of the state of Texas, for the use and benefit of Jones county, Tex. The petition alleged, among other things, that M. P. Myers was the duly elected county clerk of Jones county, Tex., for the years 1908 to 1910, and that the other defendants were sureties on his bond as county clerk; that said Myers duly qualified as such clerk; and that his bond was approved, and one J. E. Tyson was his duly appointed and acting deputy. The petition also alleged that, by virtue of his…
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