Awtry v. Hilman

Motion to add interest to verdict.

The verdict in this action was rendered on defendants’ counterclaim against plaintiff. The counterclaim was based on a cause of action in contract, for money paid by defendants to a third party for and on behalf of the plaintiff.

The evidence shows that the parties were copartners doing business in Texas; that the copartnership, at the time of its .dissolution, was indebted to a Texas corporation, and that, under the Texas law, the defendants were compelled to pay their share of the indebtedness, as well as plaintiff’s share, and were given a right of action…