Legal Opinion

Mangum v. Thurman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 1916No. 1627PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Action by J. M. Thurman against E. P. Mangum and Roy Shoemake. From a judgment for plaintiff against the several defendants, and for the last-named defendant against defendant Mangum, the latter appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.

This suit was brought by the appellee J. M. Thurman against appellee Roy Shoemake and the appellant, E. P. Mangum, upon four promissory notes of $500 each. It is alleged that the notes were given by Shoemake to Thurman as a part of the consideration for the sale of a tract of land, and that a vendor’s lien was reserved in each of them. It appears from the record that Shoemake after his purchase sold the land to the appellant, Mangum, and that the latter assumed the payment of the notes sued on and also executed another note to Shoe-make as additional consideration. Shoemake answered by a…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Southwest Nat. Bank v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Southwest Nat. Bank v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

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