Willis v. Mays

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by Terrence Willis for the possession of certain property located in Harris County, Texas, and to recover damages from V. B. Mays and the sureties on a sequestration bond executed by him, and from Walter Williams, a constable, and the sureties on his official bond, for the alleged wrongful suing out of a writ of sequestration, under which appellant Willis was alleged to have been dispossessed from his home. Appellant sought both actual and exemplary damages and judgment restoring said premises to him.

Appellees answered by defensive pleas. They…