Hickman v. Swain
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Knox County; J. H. Milam, Judge. Suit by C. W. Hickman against M. F. Swain and others. There was an order overruling a motion to set aside an order of dis- ' missal, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
This suit was instituted by C. W. Hickman on a promissory note executed by M. F. Swain, G. P. Gibner, C. C. Tucker, A. L. Lea, J. W. Smith, G. D. McCarty, R. E. Butler, and W. B. Williams. The note was given in part consideration for a German coach stallion purchased from Crouch & Son, horse dealers doing business in La Fayette, Ind., and the vendors were made payees in the note. In his petition, Hickman alleged that he had acquired the note by purchase from those parties before its maturity for a valuable consideration and without notice of any defense thereto. The suit was instituted…
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- Hickman v. SwainTexas Supreme Court · 1914
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