Marshall National Bank v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harrison. Tried below before Hon. Bichard B. Levy.
1Opinion of the Court
BAINEY, Chief Justice.
This is an ordinary action for debt to recover on a promissory note, brought by appellant against George Smith and J. W. Furrh.
Smith made no defense. Furrh plead that he was a surety, and that the time of payment of the note was extended for a valuable consideration without his knowledge or consent. This plea was sustained, and appellant only recovered against Smith. The appeal is from the judgment in favor of Furrh.
The facts show that in Juty, 1900, Smith desired to borrow $1000 from appellant bank. The bank agreed to let him have it if he would get appellee J. W. Furrh…
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