Burge v. Beaumont Carriage Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower, Jr.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
—This is a suit instituted by appellee against R. T. Burge and J. F. Burge, promissory notes signed “J. F. Burge, per R. T. Burge, attorney,” being the basis of the suit. It is alleged that R. T. Burge had the authority to execute the notes as the attorney of J. F. Burge, and “if he had such authority, then plaintiff seeks to recover against said J. F. Burge alone, but if no such authority existed, then plaintiff asks judgment against the said R. T. Burge.” After the original suit had been instituted, a writ of garnishment was applied for and obtained, against the…
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