Hill County v. Atchison

FINLEY, Chief Justice.

This is a suit instituted in the name of Hill County, in the County Court of such county, upon a bond executed by appellees, as principal and sureties, for the amount of fine and costs adjudged against one T. D. Hancock, a county convict, who was hired to appellee J. M. Atchison by the county judge of Hill County.

The bond sued upon contains this recitation: “Whereas the above bounden J. M. Atchison has this day hired from the said J. G. Abney, county judge, one T. D. Hancock, a convict of said county, at the rate of fifteen dollars per month until he shall have…