Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Ware

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 15, 1914No. 5,254PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Uvalde County Court; T. M. Milam, Judge. Action by John T. Wilson against O. L. Ware and others. Prom a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

This is a suit for the balance due on a promissory note, with interest and attorney’s' fees, instituted by appellant against O. L. Ware and J. W. Ware, appellees, in the justice’s court of precinct No. 2, Uvalde county. Appellant sued for $196, including attorney’s fees, and the cause was dismissed on the ground that the attorney’s fees and the balance of the principal of the note amounted to more than $200. The cause was appealed to the county court, where the appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

[1] The note was executed on June 7, 1907, and was for $227, due in one year, or…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pecos & North Texas Railway Co. v. Canyon Coal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Burke & Aitcheson v. Adoue & LobitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
  3. Tooke v. BondsTexas Supreme Court · 1867
  4. Hearn v. CutberthTexas Supreme Court · 1853
  5. Clark v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. J. I. Case Co. v. LaubhanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  2. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. HamrickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Davis v. RushCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Taylor v. BuzanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Ball v. Bankers Life Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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