Legal Opinion
Eikel v. Bristow Corporation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 16, 1975No. 16522PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
This is a suit to recover the balance due on certain promissory notes instituted by the Houston National Bank and prosecuted by appellant against Bristow Corporation, the maker of said notes, and certain endorsers and guarantors. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence some of the endorsers and guarantors moved for judgment without having presented their defenses. The court granted said motions and entered judgment on the notes only against the Bristow Corporation. Robert Eikel, the testamentary executor, has appealed.
The Houston National Bank instituted this suit…
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