Citations
- 86 Tex. 303
Full opinion text
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals of the Fourth Supreme Judicial District certify to this court the following question as involved in the above cause:
“Is it contrary to public policy in this State for a public officer (he having qualified and being in office) to give a lien upon his unearned official compensation ? ’ ’
The court makes the following statement of the facts: “The officer in this case was assessor of El Paso County, and to secure his promissory note he gave appellant bank an express lien on 1 whatever funds may be coming to me as the assessor of El Paso County, Texas, from the said county.’ ”
To this question we answer, that it is contrary to the public policy