Skiles v. Shropshire

This suit was instituted by F. W. Skiles against Walter Shropshire and his wife, Callie Shropshire, and the Continental National Bank of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth National Bank. Plaintiff sought to recover from Shropshire and wife the amount of principal and interest and attorney’s fees due on two notes aggregating $1,000. Each note bore interest from its date until maturity at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, and after maturity at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and contained the usual accelerating maturity clause and the provision for attorney’s fees. It was alleged that each note…