Legal Opinion

County of Mitchell v. City National Bank

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 10, 1898No. 562PublishedCited by 99 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Mitchell County. The bank brought suit against Mitchell County to recover upon interest coupons on some $80,000 of municipal bonds held by it. Plaintiff had judgment below and the county appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error from the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The defendant in error sued Mitchell County in the District Court of that county to recover upon interest coupons alleged to have been attached to and representing the interest on certain bonds issued by the county for the purpose of building a court house and jail, and also to recover upon interest coupons alleged to have been attached to and representing the interest upon certain bonds issued by the said county for the purpose of constructing and purchasing bridges. The petition alleged, in substance, that Mitchell County, being without a court house on the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. CoombsSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  2. Grenada County Supervisors v. BrogdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Commissioner of the General Land Office v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1849
  4. Nolan County v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Tarver v. Comm'rs' Ct.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1850

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  3. Weinberger v. Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  4. City of Aransas Pass v. KeelingTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Collingsworth County v. AllredTexas Supreme Court · 1931

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