Calhoun v. Wren
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before Hon. F. G. Morris. Wren sued Calhoun and others to enjoin the payment to him of money by the county. Injunction was granted and perpetuated on trial, and the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
This is a suit instituted by the appellee* against the appellants to restrain the collection by the appellant George-Calhoun of the sum of $250 from Travis County, Texas, appellee alleging that the said Calhoun was claiming said amount by virtue of a purported contract with the Commissioners Court of said county, and said contract was, in fact, an attempt to provide for the payment of a salary to said Calhoun as county attorney of said county; and the Commissioners Court of said county had no authority to make a contract to-pay the said Calhoun a salary as such county…
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