Armstrong v. Nixon
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Upshur. Heard before the Hon. W. W. Morris. There was no statement of facts or bill of exceptions on the motion to reinstate.
1Opinion of the Court
Hemphill, Oh. J.
This suit was instituted by C. S. White-man, a citizen of Tennessee, and who, having departed this life, is represented by the appellant. The suit was dismissed at the Fall Term, 1854, a part of the history of which is detailed in the following bill of exceptions, viz : This cause being regularly called, the defendants moved the Court to dismiss the cause for want of prosecution and for want of security for costs which had not been given, which motion was sustained by the Court for want of security for costs. A short time after, a letter was received from one of the attorneys…
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