Burton v. Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

This was an action by the Grand Rapids School Furniture Company for debt, against W. M. Burton and George Scott, as deacons of Mount Garmon church, and Jo Roberts, Henry Searcy, Calvin Bibly, Jim Brown, and George Simmons, trustees of said church. Plaintiff alleged, that said church was a religious association situated and existing in Fort Bend County, and was composed of many members, among whom were the defendants; that on March 19, 1889, the defendants W. M. Burton and George Scott were the duly acting and qualified deacons of said church; and that on the date of the…