Davis v. Driscoll

NEILL, Associate Justice.

—Appellant instituted suit on an instrument in writing executed by J. & R. Driscoll, wherein they acknowledged their indebtedness to him in the sum of $1000. Trial by jury resulted in. a verdict and judgment in favor of appellees.

It was in evidence that in 1890 the following contract was entered into between appellant and J. & R. Driscoll: “This agreement, made and entered into by and between Robert Driscoll, of the county of Bexar and State of Texas, of first part, and A. F. Davis, of the county.of Nueces, State of Texas, of the second part, witnesseth: That the…