Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. State

This suit was brought by appellee against the appellant to recover the sum of $17,384.37, alleged to be due by appellant for taxes, interest, penalties, and costs accrued upon 397 tracts of land belonging to appellant in Jasper county.

After the filing of the suit, appellant paid to the treasurer of Jasper county the amount of said taxes, interest, penalties, and costs except the sum of $397, costs, claimed to be due the county collector, and a like sum claimed to be due the county clerk. As to these two amounts, aggregating the sum of $794, appellant denied liability. The cause was tried by…