Shepard v. Phears
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Washington. Tried below before the Hon. I. B. McFarland. The facts are clearly indicated in the opinion of the conrt. It will be seen that after the first opinion of this ■court, a rehearing was asked, and a more elaborate ■opinion then delivered.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
It is somewhat difficult to ascertain the legal relation of the parties to each other and the instruments sued on in this case. Suit is brought on a promissory note. The original appears to have been lost, but a copy of the note, as well as of the guarantee written on the back of it, is proven by the affidavit of J. M. Onins. The indorsement is in these words: “I guarantee the collection of the within note: C. B. *770Shepard.” It does not appear whether this guaranty was made at the time the note was executed by Chris-man, or not. There is no date to the guaranty, nor is any time averred in the…
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