Shaw v. Cade

Gould, Associate Justice,

The history of this case, as correctly and fully given in the brief of counsel for appellant, is as follows:

On March 21, 1874, appellant filed suit against appellees for damages, actual and exemplary, the cause of action alleged being set out fully in the petition, and consisting of assaults, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and threats to take appellant’s life. The venue was laid in Galveston county, where the acts complained of were alleged to have been done. A number of the defendants having been served with process, appeared and answered, June 4, 1874.

On March…