Legal Opinion

Kampmann v. Williams

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1888PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. H. Noonan. Appellees, plaintiffs below, alleged that, on the twenty-first day of June, 1884, one of the defendants, W. J. "Prince, made his certain bill of exchange in writing, of which the following is a copy: San Antonio, June 21st, 1884. Mr. L. Lambert: Please pay to Gus A. Kampmann & Co. five hundred dollars, and charge the same to account of yours truly, W. J. Prince.

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Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. H. Noonan. Appellees, plaintiffs below, alleged that, on the twenty-first day of June, 1884, one of the defendants, W. J. "Prince, made his certain bill of exchange in writing, of which the following is a copy: San Antonio, June 21st, 1884. Mr. L. Lambert: Please pay to Gus A. Kampmann & Co. five hundred dollars, and charge the same to account of yours truly, W. J. Prince. Which Lambert accepted in writing by the following indorsement thereon: Accepted June 23rd, 1884, L. H. Lambert. That Kampmann & Co., indorsed and delivered the bill to…

1Opinion of the Court

Maltbie, Presiding Judge.

The appellees, Williams & Russell, brought this suit in the district court of Bexar county on the twentieth of December, 1884, on the following written instrument:

San Antonio, June 21, 1884.

Mr. L. Lambert: Please pay to Gus A. Kampmann & Co. five hundred dollars, and charge the same to account of

W. J. Prince.

Accepted June 23, 1884.

[Indorsed] Gus A. Kampmann & Co.

The petition alleges that the plaintiffs are the owners and holders of the draft, and that it became due and payable on the fifth of December, 1884, by reason of the fact that demand for payment was made on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cook v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  2. Thompson v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wood v. Canfield Paper Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
  2. McCamant v. McCamantCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  3. McDonald v. AyresTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  4. Pollard v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Arnett v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921

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