Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Riddick
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 13, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions
' Appeal from the District Court of Travis. Tried below before Hon. R. L. Penn. Riddick sued and had judgment against Ellis, executrix, who .appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KEY, Associate Justice.
C. W. Riddick brought this action against Amanda M. Ellis, as executrix of the estate of L. A. Ellis, deceased, seeking to recover for alleged breaches of a written contract; and from a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant has- appealed.
The contract referred to reads as follows:
“State of Texas, County of Fort Bend. Know all men by these presents that we, C. W. Eiddick, party of the first part, and C. G. Ellis, agent of the estate of L. A. Ellis, deceased, party of the second part, witnesseth :
“1. The party of the first part is now the owner of…
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