Porter v. McKinnon
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Action by W. M. Porter against B. H. Mc-Kinnon, Sr. A judgment for plaintiff was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals (192 S. W. 1112), and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McCLENDCN, j.
W. M. Porter brought suit against B. H. McKinnon, Sr., to recover upon a contract between plaintiff and defendant, under which they became jointly interested in a ’ sawmill enterprise. De-' fendant was the owner of certain timber land, and plaintiff was the owner of a sawmill situated in an adjoining county" some, distance from defendant’s land. The sawmill was to be moved by plaintiff upon defendant’s land, the timber on said land sawed, and the net result of the enterprise shared equally between plaintiff and defendant. The latter under the contract was to advance the operating…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McKinnon v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
3Cited by1 opinion
- Higginbotham Cattle Co. v. Whaley & LewisTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931