Legal Opinion
Landa v. Obert
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1890No. 6180PublishedCited by 50 opinions
Appeal from Guadalupe. Tried below before Hon. Geo. McCormick.
1Opinion of the Court
HEISTRY, Associate Justice.
Landa was the owner of a grist mill and Obert was his miller. After this relationship had existed for several years Landa charged Obert with having embezzled money received during his employment, and obtained from him a settlement in which Obert surrendered to Landa two promissory notes which he held against him, paid him an amount of money, and also surrendered to him an open account which he held for his services.
Within a few weeks of the settlement Obert had been indicted on the charge of embezzlement and tried and acquitted.
The settlement w'as made on the 12th…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Landa v. ObertTexas Supreme Court · 1876
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- Peak v. SwindleTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Obert v. LandaTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Agricultural, Mechanical, & Blood-stock Ass'n v. BrewsterTexas Supreme Court · 1879
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