Ramsey v. Hurley

Acker, Presiding Judge.

This suit was brought by appellees on the twenty-fourth of December, 1883, in the County Court of Johnson County, and transferred to the District Court because of the disqualification of the county judge.

Appellees alleged in their petition that in 1882 they were the owners of a note for $1200, executed by T. D. Farris with J. S. Dougherty as surety, bearing interest at twelve per cent and to become due January 17, 1883; that about the last of November or first of December, 1882, Farris transferred and delivered to them certain claims (describing them) for the purpose of…