Schneider & Davis v. Sansom
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Johnson. Tried below before the Hon. Jo. Abbott. On December 11, 1882, appellants brought suit against R M„ Chapman & Co., in the county court of Johnson county, on a claim for $420.32, and caused an attachment to be issued, which on the next day was levied upon certain merchandise in the possession of the appellee, as the property of Chapman & Co. Appellee then made claim in accordance with the statute, and as the property was valued at $759.27, the affidavit…
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Appeal from Johnson. Tried below before the Hon. Jo. Abbott. On December 11, 1882, appellants brought suit against R M„ Chapman & Co., in the county court of Johnson county, on a claim for $420.32, and caused an attachment to be issued, which on the next day was levied upon certain merchandise in the possession of the appellee, as the property of Chapman & Co. Appellee then made claim in accordance with the statute, and as the property was valued at $759.27, the affidavit and bond of the claimant, and the writ with the levy thereon indorsed, were returned to and filed in the district court of…
1Opinion of the Court
Watts, J. Com. App.
This is a proceeding according to the statute, to try the right of property to certain merchandise. Appellants, claiming as creditors of Chapman & Co., caused an attachment sued out against that firm, to be levied upon the property in the possession of appellee Sansom, who claims to have previously purchased the same from J. H. Brown and others, who had purchased from Chapman & Co. The material issues presented by appellants, and contested below, were:
1st. That the sale was made by Chapman & Co. to J. H. Brown and others on Sunday; that they sold to Sansom on the same day;…
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