Merchants' Nat. Bank of Houston v. Dorchester
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Norman G-. Kittrell, Judge. Action by Chester B. Dorchester, receiver, against the Merchants’ National Bank of Houston, Tex., and another. Prom a judgment for plaintiff against the defendant named, it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.
The following statement of the case made by appellant in its brief, and which is approved by the other parties to this appeal, is adopted:
On September 14, 1908, Chester B. Dor-chester, as receiver for the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, instituted suit in the district court of Harris county against the Texas Lamp & Oil Company to recover the sum of $1,563.33 on a verified account. On the 17th day of April, 1909, the defendant filed its first amended original answer, admitting the purchase of the goods, as alleged in the plaintiff’s petition, and further alleging that the amount claimed remained…
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