Smith v. Wise County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wise County; F. O. McKinsey, Judge. Action by R. D. Smith against Wise County. From a judgment denying part of the relief sought, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
* Writ of error pending in Supreme Court. On December 2, 1914, R. D. Smith sued Wise county for $1,950, alleged to be the balance due him as compensation as county treasurer for the four years beginning November 10, 1910, and ending November 16, 1914. He alleged that the commissioners' court of Wise county had not fixed his compensation at any rate less than 2 1/2 per cent. on receipts and disbursements, fixed by statute as the maximum compensation, and that under the statute, in the absence of any legal action of the said commissioners' court fixing the compensation at a lower rate, he was…
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