American Indemnity Co. v. Ernst & Ernst

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This appeal challenges the correctness of the ruling of the trial court in sustaining a plea of limitation to the cause of action as alleged by plaintiff. The American Indemnity Company sued Ernst & Ernst, a copartnership, and alleged in substance that during the fiscal year, ending August, 1926, O. P. Arrington was the tax assessor and collector of the Mexia Independent School District, and the plaintiff was the surety on his bond as such; that the Mexia Independent School District employed Ernst & Ernst, auditors, to audit Arrington’s books for said year and said auditors…