Dunn v. Home Nat. Bank
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Martin County; John B. Littler, Special Judge. Action by the Home National Bank against Billie Good, principal, and L. O. Dunn, surety. Judgment for plaintiff, and for defendant Dunn over against his codefendant, and defendant Dunn appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Appellee sued appellant and Billie Good upon a promissory note executed by them. Good made no appearance in the case. The case was tried before Hon. John B. Littler, special judge, who acted as such by virtue of an agreement, entered into between appellant and appellee, which reads:
“The regular judge being absent from court and under quarantine restrictions, the parties hereto agree to try the cause before Hon. J. B. Littler, Esq., of the Big Springs bar, waiving all formalities, except the swearing the said judge, as relates to qualification.”
Upon trial, judgment was rendered in ap-pellee’s…
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- Summerlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Campbell v. McFaddenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Texas Central Railway Co. v. RowlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
- Castles v. BurneyTexas Supreme Court · 1871
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