State v. Purcell
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Brazoria. Tried before the Hon. Nelson H. Hunger. There were pleas of payment and the Statute of Limitations. The case was submitted to the Court below without a jury. The facts appear from the Opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This suit was brought against the executor of Purcell, and the securities of the latter, on his bond as Clerk of the County Court of Brazoria county, to recover an amount of money certified by the State Comptroller to be due and unpaid, from the said Purcell, for money collected by him on licenses, in the years 1840 and 1841. The bond of Purcell and his securities in the same, Mills and Townes, was executed on the 28th day of December, 1838. The amended petition, in which the securities are made parties, was filed December 9th¡ 1853. The original petition in which Purcell’s executor alone was…
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