Miller v. Thomason Supply Co.

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This suit was filed in county court of Montgomery county by “Thom-ason Supply Company, the trade name for a mercantile business owned and operated by J. W. Thomason, in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas,” against W. T. • Miller, praying for judgment on a promissory note and to foreclose a chattel mortgage lien, fully described in the petition. The defendant answered by plea in abatement to the effect that the suit could not be prosecuted by J. W. Thomason in his trade-name "Thomason Supply Company,” general demurrer, and general denial. The trial was to the court without…