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BOWLES v. CLIPP

No. 05-94-01832-CV.

920 S.W.2d 752 (1996)

Jim BOWLES, Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, and Dallas County, Appellants, v. James Ronald CLIPP, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

February 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Keever, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, for Appellants.

Arch McColl, III, S. Michael McColloch, McColl & McColloch, Dallas, Luther H. Soules, Robinson C. Ramsey, Soules & Wallace, San Antonio, W. James Kronzer, Houston, for Appellees.

Before MORRIS, WHITTINGTON and JAMES, JJ.

OPINION

MORRIS, Justice.

In this case we address the legal consequences of Dallas County collecting bail bond approval fees for a number of years before the Texas Supreme Court declared such fees to be unauthorized. We address the extent of liability of Dallas County as well as the liability of the Dallas County Sheriff, Jim Bowles, who collected the fees for Dallas County. We also address whether a statutory penalty may be imposed on Sheriff Bowles for...

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