Jines v. Astle
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ochiltree County; F. P. Greever, Judge. Action by A. M. Jines and another against William Astle and others. Judgment for defendant Astle for cancellation of the note sued on and for certain damages, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Appropriate to an understanding and a decision of the issues in this cause, we think it is only necessary to state that A. M. Jines sued Wm. Astle and Charles Orr on a vendor's lien promissory note, for the principal sum of $510, and to foreclose the lien on a half section of land situated in Ochiltree county, Tex. Stated briefly, the ownership of this note became ostensibly vested in Jines as the result of a conveyance of the said half section by Cleal to Astle, for which, as a part of the consideration, said Astle executed and delivered the note to Cleal; the latter transferring the same to…
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