Robertson v. Blower
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr., Judge. Action by J. W. Blower, receiver of the Ohio & Texas Sugar Company, against S. A. Robertson and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
[1] This was an action by the appellee, suing as the receiver of the Ohio & Texas Sugar Company, against the appellants, the principal and sureties in a lease contract made with such receiver, pursuant to authority conferred Dy an order of the court which appointed the receiver. By consent of the parties the case was tried by the court without a jury. The lease provided for the payment of the stipulated rent in installments at stated dates. The lessee assigned the lease to the San Benito Sugar Manufacturing Company, which paid several of the installments of rent. The…
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