Terrell v. Middleton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; Geo. Callioun, Judge. Suit for injunction by W. C. Middleton against H. B. 'Terrell, Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit by appellee against the comptroller of public accounts of Texas to restrain Mm from issuing warrants on the state treasurer, covering certain expenditures made and incurred by O. B. Col-quitt, while occupying the office of Governor of the state of Texas. The items of expenditure and bills of expense incurred by said Governor began in June, 1914, and were for gas, ice, telephones, “merchandise,” automobile repair to machine (the private property of the- Governor), food for horses privately owned by him, chickens, vegetables, butter, eggs, gasoline, “groceries,” bread, cakes,…
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