House v. Cessna

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought in the District Court of Brazoria County on May 21,1888, by the appellee G. K. Cessna, against J. D. Freeman, for the settlement of the dissolved partnership of Freeman & Cessna. Plaintiff alleged that there was a large amount due him by said firm, and asked for the appointment of an auditor to state the accounts of the firm. T. W. House was made a party as the holder of a deposit to the credit of said Freeman & Cessna. House filed his original answer June 19, 1888, in which he admitted that he had in his hands a balance due Freeman & Cessna of…