City of Dallas v. Martyn

FLY, Associate Justice.

Appellee sued appellant to recover $743, alleged to be due him for acknowledgments taken to 1486 tax deeds which were made to the city by the city collector of taxes. The cause was tried by the court and resulted in a judgment for appellee for the amount claimed.

The city collector in compliance with the duties of his office sold the lands of delinquent taxpayers, and they were bid in by the mayor and deeds were made by the collector to the city, the acknowledgments being taken, at the request of the collector, by appellee. The deeds were takien by appellee, after his…