Glasscock v. Hamilton
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. E. B. Turner. This was a suit brought by Morgan C. Hamilton, in June, 1875, against appellants as the heirs of Geo. W. Glasscock, Sr., deceased, for contribution. Appellee in his petition alleged that E. 1ST. Lane was appointed collector of internal revenue for the third district of Texas, on July 24, 1866, and appellees, James H. Eaymond, James P. McKinney, James M. Swisher and Geo.
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Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. E. B. Turner. This was a suit brought by Morgan C. Hamilton, in June, 1875, against appellants as the heirs of Geo. W. Glasscock, Sr., deceased, for contribution. Appellee in his petition alleged that E. 1ST. Lane was appointed collector of internal revenue for the third district of Texas, on July 24, 1866, and appellees, James H. Eaymond, James P. McKinney, James M. Swisher and Geo. W. Glasscock, Sr., signed as sureties on his official bond. That subsequent to the execution of this bond, Geo. W. Glasscock, Sr., died, leaving appellants as his…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, P. J. Com. App.
The second assigned error relates to the alleged error of the court in sustaining the plaintiff’s exceptions to defendants’ first amended answer, filed February 22, 1876, and second amended answer, filed November 1, 1876. The former is thus stated in the brief of appellant’s counsel:
“ That defendants’ ancestor died February 28, 1868; that if any breach of bond occurred it was after this date; that the bond was conditioned on happening of events which did not happen before his death; denies that he left estate valued at $100,000, but did not ex-*148eeed $5,000; that he owed…
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