HEMPHILL COUNTY v. ADAMS

No. 3971.

390 S.W.2d 546 (1965)

HEMPHILL COUNTY, Texas, Appellant, v. Walter ADAMS et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Eastland.

April 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. Crow, County Atty., Hemphill County, Canadian, for appellant.

Allen, Allen & Reavis, Perryton, for appellees.


WALTER, Justice.

Hemphill County filed suit against Harry Rathjen and Walter Adams for conversion of two jeep motor vehicles. The defendants' motion for summary judgment was granted and the plaintiff has appealed.

Hemphill County's Civil Defense Unit had as its director, Harry Rathjen, who was also sheriff of Hemphill County. The sheriff was appointed director by the Commissioner's Court on February 9, 1959. During the time Rathjen served as director, the...

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