Earnest v. Couch

SMITH, Justice.

This action was brought by D. C. Earnest, formerly tax assessor of Hidalgo county, against Hidalgo county, and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, and the governing bodies of the county and district, to recover certain fees of office alleged to have accrued to Earnest, as tax collector, in the years 1931 and 1932. The general demurrer was sustained against Earnest’s petition, and from the resulting judgment he has brought writ of error. Different aspects of the case have been presented to this court in two former-appeals, Couch v. Earnest, 62 S.W.(2d) 988; Earnest v. Couch,…