Court of Appeals of Texas May 13, 1925, No. 7359. (Mynatt v. Howard)

SMITH, J.

During the year 1922 appellee Howard, served as a deputy county clerk of Tarrant county under appointment by appellant Mynatt, the then county clerk. Ap-pellee alleged and testified in the court below that'appellant, as county clerk, agreed to pay him $100 per month for his services as deputy, and $25 per month additional as a “bonus,” if the excess fees earned by the office during that