E. J. Hart & Co. v. Blum

HOBBY, Judge.

It appears from the record in this case that on the loth day of October, 1887, W. L. Austin, of the firm of Austin & Fisher, executed to the appellee, A. Blum, an instrument in writing, conveying to said Blum a stock of goods, wares, and merchandise which constituted the drug and medicine store of said Austin in the city of Galveston. The consideration recited in the instrument was an indebtedness due Blum of about 81650. It conveyed the property to appellee, “first, to pay himself the said sum of 81650, and all necessary expenses,” etc., incurred in converting the stock, etc.,…