Edwards v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Travis. Tried below before Hon. Jas. E. Hamilton. The evidence of witness Shelton related to a conversation with Eoesselman made before the distress warrant was sued out and not in presence of Anderson, declaring his intention and plans to beat Anderson out ■of the rent, and was limited by the charge to its bearing on the question whether the distress warrant was lawfully sued out.
1Opinion of the Court
KEY, Associate Justice.
Appellant sued appellee for the value of •certain personal property, alleged to have been unlawfully converted by appellee. Appellant also sought to recover exemplary damages, alleging that appellee had acted willfully, maliciously, without any right or probable cause therefor, and with deliberate intent and avowed purpose to inflict upon appellant gross oppression and injustice.
The appellee filed a general denial and a special answer not necessary to be set out here. The case was submitted to a jury and verdict and judgment rendered for the appellee.
The undisputed…
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