McGee v. Currie
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Pollc. This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellant, in a .Justice’s Court, to recover the amount of-an account for services mu !ere¡ 1 :i> a physician to the appellee by attending on his slave when wounded; from which court it was taken by appeal to the District Court.
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Appeal from Pollc. This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellant, in a .Justice’s Court, to recover the amount of-an account for services mu !ere¡ 1 :i> a physician to the appellee by attending on his slave when wounded; from which court it was taken by appeal to the District Court. From the evident' fiado, >va , admitted to testify in behalf of the appellee..' The appellee was-also u-.lt,lined to testily to certain facts which lie swore lie could not prove by any oih t person except Hicks, who appeared to the satisfaction of the court, by Hi" representations of tiie deputy…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscoMB, J.
On tlie trial there were several exceptions taken to charges asked to be given and refused by the court, and to charges given, and to testimony objected to by the defendant, but admitted by the court. There was a judgment for tlie plaintiff; from which judgment the defendant has brought the case into this court by an appeal.
Wc will only notice such points as are considered to be material. The plaintiff offered Bailey as a witness to prove an agreement or understanding, at the time of the hiring, that the owner was to pay the physician’s bill, if any should be raised. The defendant objected to…
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