Dexter v. Crosslin

CRAMER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of a District Court awarding appellee a writ of mandamus directed to Bill Decker, Sheriff of Dallas County, compelling him to execute a writ of restitution issued out of the County Court of Dallas County at Law No. 1, without an indemnity bond which he had theretofore demanded. The trial court’s judgment was superseded and the appeal is regularly before us.

The factual background as reflected by the record is as follows: One O. H. Vick-ery, not a party to this proceeding, was the owner of a lot 100 x 150 feet known as 5610 South Lamar Street in…