Willis v. Victoria Bank & Trust Co.

COMBS, Justice.

Appellant J. C. Willis is sheriff of Wharton county, Tex., and the other appellant, American Indemnity Company, a Texas corporation with, its home office in Galveston, Tex., is surety on his official bond. This suit was brought by appellee Victoria Bank & Trust Company, as plaintiff, in the district court of Victoria county, Ten., against Willis and his official bondsmen as defendants, as an actio'n for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of a false return made by Sheriff Willis on a citation returnable to the *533district court of Victoria county. Appellants, by…