Legal Opinion

Williams v. Bowie County

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 2, 1909PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Bowie County. Tried below before Hon. Joe Hughes.

1Opinion of the Court

HODGES, Associate Justice.

— Appellant is the owner of a claim amounting to $452.06, based upon fees which he alleges were due him in criminal cases decided by him as justice of the peace, in which the defendants had paid the fines and costs by service upon the public roads of Bowie County. The petition alleges that the claim was presented to the Commissioners’ Court of Bowie County, and that said court refused and neglected to pay the same. Bowie County answered, among other defenses, by a plea alleging that the suit should be dismissed because the claim upon which the plaintiff’s demand is…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Farmers State Bank of New Boston v. Bowie CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Bowles v. Wade, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
  3. Smith v. Wise CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Southern Surety Co. v. McGuireCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Simmons v. Western Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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