Henderson v. Trimble
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Red River. The intestate. Garret in his lifetime moved the District Court for judgment against Amos Morrill for $1,000. money alleged to have been collected by the hitter as attorney-at-law of the former.
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Error from Red River. The intestate. Garret in his lifetime moved the District Court for judgment against Amos Morrill for $1,000. money alleged to have been collected by the hitter as attorney-at-law of the former. Morrill answered, in substance, ! hat, the collection luid been made by him upon certain notes placed in Ins hands for collection by Henderson, to whom he had receipted for them; that Henderson claimed the money under a contract between him and Garrett, and that he had deposited the amount in New Orleans, subject to the order of the parties. Henderson filed a petition in the case,…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The record does not distinctly present any ruling of the court upon any question of law arising in the case, and there is no statement of the facts. The court decided the case by consent of botli parties upon both the law and fact. But what questions of law wore decided, what evidence was adduced by either party, or upon what state of facts the court gave its judgment does not appear. It devolves on the ’party seeking a reversal to make out the alleged error. To enable him to do this the record must show the ruling of the court which is complained of as erroneous or a statement of all the…
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