Norwood v. Cobb
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. The present is the fifth appearance of this veteran case in the Supreme Court. The former appeals are reported in 11 Texas, 556; 15 Texas, 500; 20 Texas, 588; and 24 Texas, 551; and to these reports reference is made for the facts of the case, including the pleadings of the parties and the former rulings of this court.
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Appeal from Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. The present is the fifth appearance of this veteran case in the Supreme Court. The former appeals are reported in 11 Texas, 556; 15 Texas, 500; 20 Texas, 588; and 24 Texas, 551; and to these reports reference is made for the facts of the case, including the pleadings of the parties and the former rulings of this court. The judgment now appealed from was rendered at the April term, 1861, of the District Court of Gonzales county, when, in conformity with the instructions given to the jury, verdict and judgment were rendered…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This case has been before this court four times, and is reported in 11, 15, 20, and 24 Texas. The present record was filed in this court on the 5th of November, 1861. During the long period of the war, and the consequent derangement of all public business, the case slept upon the files of the court. No action was taken in the case until the 17th-day of August, 1870, when a writ of scire facias was issued to Rebecca J. Paramore, James H. Paramore, Hugh Lewis and his wife, Sue Lewis, the heirs at law of W. W. Paramore, deceased, who was one of the sureties on the appeal bond. The writ was…
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