Southland Life Ins. Co. v. Stewart
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Dallas County Court; T. A. Work, Judge. Action by Southland Life Insurance Company against Ross A. Stewart, Durward McDonald, and Dean A. Cone. Judgment tor plaintiff against defendant first named, and from that portion of the judgment discharging the two defendants last-named plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
The appellant sued Ross A. Stewart, Durward McDonald, and Dean A. Cone to recover the principal, interest, and attorney’s fee due on 24 promissory notes signed by Stewart, and upon a bond executed by McDonald and Cone as sureties, to secure a certain indebtedness of Stewart to appellant.
The material facts are as follows:
On May 25, 1914, Ross A. Stewart entered into a written contract of agency with the appellant, the Southland Life Insurance Company, substantially providing that said Stewart was to represent the appellant as a solicitor and salesman for life insurance contracts. The contract…
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