Scott v. Atchison
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Grimes. Tried below before the Hon. J. R. Burnett. Originally this was a suit brought by D. B. Morrell as plaintiff, against the appellee Atchison and others, as defendants. The appellant intervened, and the matters brought to this court spring from her intervention, and are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from Grimes. Tried below before the Hon. J. R. Burnett. Originally this was a suit brought by D. B. Morrell as plaintiff, against the appellee Atchison and others, as defendants. The appellant intervened, and the matters brought to this court spring from her intervention, and are stated in the opinion. It does not appear that any coercion or pressure was employed by Atchison to influence Mrs. Scott’s acceptance of his note and deed of trust in lieu of Bye’s; on the contrary, the evidence 'repelled such a supposition.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
On page third of appellees’ brief, we find such a statement of this case as we believe the appellant cannot object to, and, as we think the single point necessary for our consideration is herein presented, we adopt the statement from which we will endeavor to deduce our opinion.
It is as follows:
“ The whole subject matter now presented in this case is “ simply this point: In May, A.D. 1862, Confederate money “ was the currency in circulation. Atchison purchased the “ tract of land in controversy from James B. Bye, for about six “ thousand dollars, and paid therefor this money, reserving a “…
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