Legal Opinion

Scott and Company v. Woodard

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 22, 1905PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Howard. . Tried below before Hon. Jas. L. Shepherd.

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Appellants purchased of appellee four sections of school land in Howard County, Texas, for which they made a cash payment of -$2,500. Before this sale was made appellee owed them several hundred dollars, which indebtedness, according to his version, was extinguished by the sale, but according to the version of appellants, remained unsatisfied, and this suit.was brought to recover the amount claimed to be due.

The case was one of conflicting evidence, and the verdict in appellee’s favor therefore establishes his contention.

There was no error in allowing appellee to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. v. De WaltTexas Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Abrazonine Co. v. Ohio Ceramic Engineering Co.Cuyahoga Circuit Court · 1910
  2. Jacaman v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966

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