Baker v. Wasson
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit begun June 27, 1873, by W. T. Wasson, appellee, against Wm. R. Baker and Thomas M. Shirley, to recover title to, or the value of, ten shares of stock in the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company. The plaintiff alleged that defendants had converted and claimed his stock in 1871, and that they had thereby damaged him five thousand dollars, which he claimed to be the value of his stock.
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Error from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit begun June 27, 1873, by W. T. Wasson, appellee, against Wm. R. Baker and Thomas M. Shirley, to recover title to, or the value of, ten shares of stock in the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company. The plaintiff alleged that defendants had converted and claimed his stock in 1871, and that they had thereby damaged him five thousand dollars, which he claimed to be the value of his stock. Both defendants disclaimed title to the stock. Baker alleged that he had purchased and paid for the stock with money belonging to Moses…
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
This suit differs from that of Strange v. H. & T. C. Railway Co., infra, in this, that the last named case was brought against the company for wrongfully issuing new stock to which the plaintiff claimed that he was entitled; the present suit is against appellant William Iv. Baker and Thomas M. Shirley for having, as it is alleged, improperly obtained a transfer to a certificate of stock claimed by appellee Wasson, and for having procured new stock therefor in the name of Baker.
Wasson sues for title to the new stock, or for its value as damages. Subsequently the H. &…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York & New Haven Railroad v. SchuylerNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Hoffman v. CarowCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
- Pratt v. Taunton Copper Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Lee v. MathewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
- Salisbury Mills v. TownsendMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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