Watson v. El Paso County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; P. R. Price, Judge. Action by El Paso County against Will I. Watson, Tax Collector, and others as his sureties. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
At the November election in 1914, Will I. Watson was elected tax collector of El Paso county. He gave the bond required by article 7610, R. S., payable to the county judge and his successors in office, conditioned that he would faithfully perform and discharge all of the duties required of him by law as tax collector. Watson entered upon the. discharge of his duties and continued to act as tax collector until July 15, 1916. El Paso county brought this suit against Watson and the sureties upon his bond.
It was alleged that as collector there came into his possession the total sum of…
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