Knight v. Harper

This suit was brought by Knight and Presidio county against George Harper, former tax collector of said county, and the United States Guaranty & Fidelity Company, the surety upon Harper’s official bond. The suit involves the commissions of the tax collector upon the collections made during the month of December, 1922. The money sued for was claimed primarily by Knight, with an alternative prayer for recovery by the county in the event it was held that Knight could not recover.

The facts are undisputed, and, briefly stated, as follows:

At the general election in 1920 Harper was elected tax…