Tarrant County v. Rogers
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Third Supreme Judicial District. Action by Tarrant County against R. L. Rogers and others. There was a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals (125 S. W. 592), reversing in part and affirming in part, and rendering judgment for the county in an insufficient amount, and it brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This controversy arose out of differences between the county and defendant in error Rogers, its former county clerk, and his sureties, concerning the proper accounting for the receipts of his office. The suit was by the county to recover sums which it alleged defendant had received on several accounts, and which it claimed he was bound to pay over. The final decision before us for review, which was rendered by the Court of Civil Appeals (125 S. W. 592), established a balance in favor of the plaintiff in error of $2,330.31, bearing 6 per cent, interest from December 6, 1906, for which judgment…
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