Ray v. Cartwright
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Shelby County Court; J. S. Stephenson, Special Judge. Action by R. K. Cartwright against R. M. Ray. From a judgment sustaining demurrer to the answer, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
This suit was by appellee in the justice court on a note for $50 given to him by appellant for the rent for the year 1914 of appellee’s half interest in a farm. From a judgment against him in the justice court the appellant appealed to the county court. Appellant admitted the execution of the note to appellee, but pleaded in set-off and reconvention a counterclaim embracing items of improvements made on the farm in December, 1912, and at various stated times iñ 1913, to the value of $178.60, which was alleged to be owing him, in the nature of damages, for breach, previous to the making of the…
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