Crawford v. Coleman Hotel Co.

This is the second appeal of this case. Our opinion on the first appeal is found in 290 S. W. 810. A writ of error was granted, and the opinion of the Commission of Appeals is reported in 3 S.W.(2d) 1109. Since the first trial, the original defendant, C. M. Crawford, and his wife have both died, and their son, Alex Crawford, was made defendant by agreement. On the first trial, the court peremptorily instructed the jury to find for the defendant. On the second, he instructed a .verdict for the plaintiff for $5,590, being the amount of C. M. Crawford’s subscription with interest.

The first…