Dupree v. State

At a former day of this term we rendered a judgment dismissing this appeal at the cost of the appellants. In the opinion handed down at that time it is stated that this suit was brought in the County Court of Brown County under what is known as the "Search and Seizure Act," passed by the Legislature April 5, 1907; and, following the case of Meyers v. The State, 19 Texas Crt. Rep., 800, we held that the action was one to recover a penalty under the statute referred to and that the County Court had no jurisdiction of a case of that character, and consequently, an appeal from a judgment rendered…