Franklin County v. Tittle

HARVEY, Justice.

Action by Franklin County against Ennis Tittle, Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector of Franklin County, Texas, and his bondsmen to recover certain sums of money alleged to be excess fees of office unlawfully retained by him during the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, over and above the amount permitted by law as his salary. The defendants by special exceptions pleaded the two and four years’ statutes of limitation, which exceptions were sustained, the court holding that the cause of action appeared on its face to be barred by the four years’ statute of limitation. Articles 5526,…