Texas Baptist University v. Patton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from. District Court, Dallas County; Kenneth Force, Judge. Suit by E. G. Patton against H. H. Pearce and others, in which defendant A. S. Laird claimed the right to recover over against the Texas Baptist University in case of a judgment recovered by plaintiff against him. Judgment for plaintiff against defendants Pearce and 'Laird, and that Laird alone recover over against the University, from which the latter appealed, and defendant Laird prosecuted a writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
This suit was brought hy the appellee, E. G. Patton, against H. H. Pearce, A. S. Laird, and the Texas Baptist University to recover the sum of $1,500, together with interest and attorney’s fees, alleged to be due on a promissory note dated May 23, 1907, and payable on or before November 1, 1908. The plaintiff’s amended and supplemental petitions upon which the case was tried averred, in substance: That the Texas Baptist University is a private corporation, and had its domicile in the city and county of Dallas, Tex. That H. H. Pearce resides in Dallas county, Tex., but was believed to reside…
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