Grant v. Ellis

This suit was filed in the district court of Burleson county, Tex., by F. A. Ellis against G. W. Grant, county judge of said county, and all of the other members of the commissioners’ court, to establish a claim against the county in the sum of $1,044, and require its allowance. Trial in the district court resulted in a judgment for Ellis as prayed for. On appeal this judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 35 S.W.(2d) 460, 461. Grant et al. bring error.

We shall hereafter refer to Ellis by his name and to Grant et al. as the county.

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