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SMITH v. DECKER

No. A-6663.

312 S.W.2d 632 (1958)

Tom SMITH et al., Appellants, v. Bill DECKER, Individually and Bill Decker, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 30, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Reagan and Joe McNicholas, Dallas, for appellants.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John J. Fagan and A. George Biggs, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a judgment rendered in the 14th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The suit was originally brought by appellants seeking a mandamus against Bill Decker, Sheriff of Dallas County, to compel him to approve an appearance bond signed by them as sureties for Howard Harold Blodgett, who was then confined in the County Jail of Dallas County, Texas, charged by a Grand Jury indictment with violation of the State Narcotic...

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