Terrell v. First Nat. Bank of Shamrock, Texas

The First National Bank of Shamrock, Tex., defendant in error, in the district court of. Beckham county, sued J. E. Terrell, plaintiff in error, on a past-due promissory note, made, executed and delivered by said Terrell to one Speed, and by said Speed sold and indorsed to the bank. For answer defendant, after admitting the execution and delivery of the note, set up a counterclaim, but during the progress of the trial withdrew his counterclaim, and the trial judge directed the jury to return a verdict for plaintiff, which was done, and judgment was rendered against defendant in the sum of…