Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided June 9, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Mike Driscoll Harris County Attorney 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston, Texas 77002
Re: Liability of a county tax assessor-collector for the loss of public funds (RQ-1608)
Dear Mr. Driscoll:
You ask whether a county tax assessor-collector may be relieved of personal liability for the loss of public funds if the commissioners court determines after an investigation that the funds were lost without negligence. You further ask whether the county tax assessor-collector may be reimbursed for personal funds used to replace lost funds upon such official establishing that the loss is due to a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark, New Jersey v. BurchTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Smith v. BaldwinTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Anderson v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- California Products, Inc. v. Puretex Lemon Juice, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1960
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