Hood v. State

BOND, Justice.

This suit was filed in the name of the state of Texas, for the benefit of Dallas county, to recover of H. A. Hood, sheriff, and the Constitution Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania, the surety on his official bond, the various items of indebtedness, reflected by the related evidence.

The material facts admitted by the parties are: (a) That H. A. Hood, as sheriff of Dallas county, received $6,373 from the United States government, for feeding and housing federal prisoners during the year 1929, and $13,571 during the year of 1930; that the money was received by the sheriff under a…