Closner v. Chapin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; S. G. Tayloe, Judge. Action by Clark & Bliss against D. B. Chapin and against John Closner and another, in which defendant Chapin filed an answer admitting the claim against him and filed a cross-action against codefendants John Closner and another. Prom a judgment for defendant D. B. Chapin against codefendants, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPly, C. J.
Clark & Bliss, attorneys at law, filed suit against D. B. Chapin, who will be designated as appellee, although he is also an appellant, John Closner and W. P. Sprague, known herein as appellants, and the Chapin Townsite Company, to recover a fee of $2,00.0 and $66.90 expenses; said fee and expenses accruing in connection with a receivership case in Payette county, Tex. Chapin filed an answer admitting the claim against him and filed a cross-action against Closner and Sprague for damages in the sum of $646,276 and for a foreclosure of a lien on certain property described therein. The court…
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