Scott v. Alford
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. A. P. McCormick. Suit originally brought December 11, 1869, by A. H. Alford against Huffman, Musick & Co., sequestering their stock of goods, and to enforce a lien on the same, which he claimed under a deed of trust. Huffman, Musick & Co. bought out the stock of A. N. Alford, who was in the business, on August 16, 1869, of a wholesale grocer.
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Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. A. P. McCormick. Suit originally brought December 11, 1869, by A. H. Alford against Huffman, Musick & Co., sequestering their stock of goods, and to enforce a lien on the same, which he claimed under a deed of trust. Huffman, Musick & Co. bought out the stock of A. N. Alford, who was in the business, on August 16, 1869, of a wholesale grocer. On the 3d September, 1869, deed of trust was executed by H., M. & Co. upon their stock of goods to secure Alford. On the 8th November, 1869, Huffman, Musick & Co. made a general assignment of their stock…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Chief Justice.
The correctness of the verdict of the jury upon the evidence submitted to them, is not controverted. The errors assigned relate solely to the action of the court in overruling an exception of appellant to the admission in evidence of the deed of trust given by Huffman, Musick & Co. to secure the payment of the notes to Alford, upon which the suit is founded, and to the refusal of the court to give certain charges requested. by appellant as to the effect of said *91deed. These errors are substantially exhibited in the following summary, to wit:
*90Note.—Moody v. Wright, 13 Met.…
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