Legal Opinion

King v. Murray

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal' from District Court,' Gonzales County; M. Kennon, Judge. Consolidated actions by G. H. King against John C. Murray. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

8224 Writ of error denied by Supreme Court April 19, 1911. Two separate suits were brought by appellant against the appellee on two series of promissory notes executed by appellee, which were held and owned by the former under transfers and assignments from the respective payees. Appellee's defense to each suit being the same, they were consolidated by an order of the court and tried as one.

The appellee did not deny the execution of the several notes, nor the payees' assignment of them to appellant, but sought to avoid their payment by specially pleading, substantially, as follows: That in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Thomas v. HammondTexas Supreme Court · 1877
  2. International Harvester Co. of America v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  3. Robb v. San Antonio Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Lewis v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1879
  5. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. RobertsTexas Supreme Court · 1904

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. North Texas Tank Company v. PittmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Quanah, A. & P. Ry. Co. v. WisemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Betts v. BettsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Nichols v. NicholsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Gause v. RodenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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