Francis v. Cornelius
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jones County; John B. Thomas, Judge. Action by M. H. Francis against J. W. Cornelius. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This was an action by appellant in his own behalf, and also as the owner by transfer of the claim of T. M. Harrell, instituted December 13, 1913, in the district court of Jones county, against Lige Davis, Geo. H. Baker, F. E. Hudson, George Eoff, J. L. Keen, and appellee, J. W. Cornelius, upon the following bond:
"We, the undersigned persons, do hereby jointly and severally bind and obligate ourselves, our heirs and assigns, to, on January 1, 1912, pay to T. M. Harrell and M. H. Francis, and each of them, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, with interest thereon at 10 per cent. per annum…
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