OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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AUSTIN
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Honorable George H. Sheppard
Goxptrollerof Publio Accounts
'Austin,Texas
Dear Sir:
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On August 'y/1943, at ~aregul!r term of the 98th
District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, in Causa Noi 25570-A,
Xount Olivat Ce.aeteryC~n;sny~vs.State of T’exos, et al, 8 corn-~
promise judgment was entered between tho prrties decreeing that
Tlaintiff,?.5ountGllvet kaatary Company, hava judgment against
'theDefendan~ts,Tfu,Stu';Eof ~Texas,and the Texas fii(@ay Cods-
sion,.ln the amount of Yhlrty'Five Kundred ($3500.00) I)ollars;
and further, thst Plaintiff have judgment,againstthe Defendants
for’costs.
In Opinion x0. o-32;Ci; .thisLepsrtmrt held thst the
Lee@latura.has,the power to appropriatefrom tha Ststo Highway
rUnd monags t0 pey'the jud&!Uent.render~d~ against tha~StatE of ‘4
Taras on the case of II'. etux? vs. Tho:State of T6xas,
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et.al. The question'prtisonted, in this Opinisnis'whkthor or not lrrJ,
'theLsgIslaturehaa upp~O;lriat,~d'~from:tho State XlIle,h::ay
Funds
monays to 'pay the.above gention& &Ngmnt, or in other words
is.thiereo,nappropriationavails,blr :fromvthiohsaidjudgment
can'beg.paid. -:-/
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,'., .'In:conneotii~c'aithr$our'~~equest'we have ~'onrefullg
-'oo&iidered ‘Sanate’.DiXX~~Ho.. 332,. Acts'of ths,:44th..Le~~Ylaturs
Eession,;:1943,’
'Rtigul~~:r~ (.C~pte.r.~.400;',Ep. 942-948) an8 fall to
find 'any~,available:a$propriatioq from uhioh :33ifJ ~judgumqt~can
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,' It‘irr ‘6UP G&i.iOk'fhatthe .jud@tIant Cannot be'yoici
from tha'abroprfktion,for.ths.'support ~of the
and aui?znterien&
Highway .Department,~aaer~t,~~,itresgpt',A~proyriation.iiot.
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