Leach v. Wilson County
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Wilson. Tried below before the Hon. Everett Lewis. Hovember 16,1881, Leach brought this suit against Wilson county, to recover upon an allowed claim evidenced by a warrant drawn upon the county treasurer, dated June 1, 1872, in favor of Maverick & Kroeger.
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Appeal from Wilson. Tried below before the Hon. Everett Lewis. Hovember 16,1881, Leach brought this suit against Wilson county, to recover upon an allowed claim evidenced by a warrant drawn upon the county treasurer, dated June 1, 1872, in favor of Maverick & Kroeger. By an amended petition filed December 5,1882, it was in effect alleged that, the county being indebted to Maverick & Kroeger, the county court, on the 28th day of May, 1872, by order, allowed the claim and directed a warrant to be issued therefor, which was done; that for a valuable consideration Maverick & Kroeger transferred…
1Opinion of the Court
Watts, J. Com. App.
A good cause of action was asserted by the petition, and the court erred in sustaining the exceptions and dismissing the case. The indebtedness of Wilson county to Maverick & Kroeger is sufficiently stated. Also that the claim was allowed and audited by the county court in May, 1872, and a warrant issued by virtue thereof, and that the same was assigned to appellant by Maverick & Kroeger for a valuable consideration. It is also alleged that appellant caused the same to be registered January 19, 1880, and that on the 28th day of June, A. D. 1881, the county court made and…
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