Pruitt v. Turner

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Pruitt filed this suit for damages in the amount of $975 against defendant Turner (and his bondsman, Southwestern Indemnity Company), in the County Court of Coryell County. Defendant Turner is Justice of the Peace of Precinct 2 of Cory-ell County. Plaintiff Pruitt was charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense in such court. He entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a trial by jury. Defendant Turner denied Pruitt a jury unless he paid a jury fee in the amount of $3. Defendant Justice of the Peace Turner thereafter called the case for trial, and tried and…