Rutherford v. Gaines
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District in an appeal from Comanche County. Mrs. Gaines sued Bagley, Butherford and others for recovery upon a promissory note and foreclosure of lien and obtained judgment. Defendants appealed, and on affirmance Butherford obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This action was brought by Mrs. Gaines as the endorsee and holder of several notes executed by E. M. Bagley to J. M. Easley and E. E. Anthony for the purchase money pf a tract of land, which notes had been endorsed by Easley and Anthony to plaintiff. The defendants were Bagley, the maker, Easley and Anthony, endorsers, one Brown, as purchaser of the land from Bagley, and plaintiff in error Rutherford, as purchaser from Brown. Other complications in the case do not affect the points which we have to decide and need not be noticed.
The petition contained this allegation: “That on the 28th day of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hammond v. AtleeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- O'Connell v. RugelyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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