Russey v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ellis County; F. L. Hawkins, Judge. Suit by J. W. Bussey against A. W. Wilson and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRasbury, J.
Appellant sued appellees, the sheriff and his sureties, for damages for refusing him reasonable time in which to give bail and wrongfully incarcerating him in the Ellis county jail. There was jury trial and verdict for appellees, followed by similar judgment, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
The arrest, it appears from the record without dispute, was upon capias issued upon information charging appellant with a misdemeanor, in that he was unlawfully engaged in the practice of dentistry; that is, without a license. According to appellant’s testimony when arrested he advised the sheriff…
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