Bright v. Briscoe
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Medina County; R. H. Burney, Judge. Suit by John T. Briscoe against J. H. Bright, administrator, in which defendant filed a cross-action, making J. W. Fullerton and George Briscoe parties. From the judgment rendered, the administrator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSwearingen, J.
This suit was instituted by John T. Briscoe, the appellee, against the appellant, J. H. Bright, administrator of the estate of J. M. Bright, deceased, for specific performance of an oral contract, alleged to have been made by appellee and J. M. Bright 11 months before the latter’s death. The specific relief prayed for was the cancellation of four notes executed by appellee and owned by J. M. Bright during his life. The dates and amounts of the notes were:
May 28, 1913, for .$800
October 1, 1913, for. 600
April 6, 1914, for . 4700
May 27, 1914, for . 650
Appellant, by cross-action, sued for…
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