Legal Opinion

T. W. House & Co. v. Williams

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1874Published

Appeals from Houston. Tried below before the Hon. Leroy W. Cooper. The cases Nos. 656, 657 and 699 were affirmed on certificates. The certificate stated that judgment had been rendered and appeal taken, following the words of the statute, in no case giving copy of judgment. Motion in each case was filed to set aside the order of affirmance and to allow the transcript to be filed. Affidavits accompanied the motions setting up causes for delay.

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Appeals from Houston. Tried below before the Hon. Leroy W. Cooper. The cases Nos. 656, 657 and 699 were affirmed on certificates. The certificate stated that judgment had been rendered and appeal taken, following the words of the statute, in no case giving copy of judgment. Motion in each case was filed to set aside the order of affirmance and to allow the transcript to be filed. Affidavits accompanied the motions setting up causes for delay. These sufficiently appear in the opinion.

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On Rehearing.

Hancock & West, for appellants and plaintiffs in error.

A. M. Jackson, for appellees and defendants in error.

Gray, Associate Justice. — The first three of these causes are appeals returnable to December term, 1871, of this court. They are submitted upon applications for rehearing of motions made at that term which were overruled, but the applications for rehearing continued for further consideration. The motions thus suspended were made for leave to file transcripts of the records after the day on which they should regularly have been filed, at the same term, and after motions had…

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  3. Chambers v. ShawTexas Supreme Court · 1856
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