Cheek v. Metzer

Mr. Judge SHORT

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

This is a certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals of the First Supreme Judicial District at Galveston. The preliminary statement and the question certified are as follows:

“There is involved in this cause pending here a construction of these two contracts between Drow and wife and Magill, Trustee:

“First Contract.

“ ‘State of Texas, County of Matagorda.

“ ‘This Memoranda Witnesseth: W. H. Drowatzky and his wife, Minnie E. Drowatzky, of the County and Staté aforesaid, for the consideration hereinafter named,…