McFarlane v. Howell
Decision Date | 15 November 1897 |
Citation | 42 S.W. 853 |
Parties | McFARLANE, Treasurer, et al. v. HOWELL, County Judge. |
Court | Texas Supreme Court |
Action by J. B. Howell, county judge of Jasper county, against W. M. McFarlane, treasurer of said county, and the sureties on his official bond, wherein plaintiff recovered judgment, which, on defendants' appeal, was reversed as to the sureties and affirmed as to the principal; and thereupon judgment was entered against defendant McFarlane and the sureties on the appeal bond for the sum adjudged below, and all costs of appeal. They move for a rehearing, and the question as to the liability of the sureties on the appeal bond is certified for decision. Answered in the affirmative.
Ford, Martin & Jones and Seale & Beaty, for appellants. Votaw & Chester, for appellee.
The following question has been certified for our determination by the court of civil appeals for the First supreme judicial district:
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