Allen v. Atchison
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. P. W„ Gray. The appellant, as administratrix of Thomas J. Allen, deceased, brought this suit to the Fall Term of the District Court of Galveston county, against James F. Waddell, J. J. Gosler, D. D., Atchison, John J. Holt, G. W. Perkins, G. W. Oapron, W. F-Crow and C. A. Bulkley.
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. P. W„ Gray. The appellant, as administratrix of Thomas J. Allen, deceased, brought this suit to the Fall Term of the District Court of Galveston county, against James F. Waddell, J. J. Gosler, D. D., Atchison, John J. Holt, G. W. Perkins, G. W. Oapron, W. F-Crow and C. A. Bulkley. The object of the suit was to recover of the defendants the value of the printing presses, type and other materials, notes, accounts, good will, &c., of the Galveston Journal, sold by the plaintiff as administratrix, on the' 8th of Decenfter, 1854, under an order of…
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The issues involved in this case, were fully and ■clearly presented to the jury by the charge of the court, and we see no reason why them finding should be disturbed. It would be ■a tedious and unprofitable task to discuss, in connection with the voluminous pleadings and testimony that are presented in the record, each of the several charges given by the court. Such a -discussion would result merely in an exposition of the issues that might in our opinion arise under the pleadings, and of the facts to which there -is evidence tending in proof; but would have little •effect in elucidating any…
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