Sanford v. John Finnigan Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; S. G. Tayloe, Judge. Action by the John Finnigan Company against John R. Sanford and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant Sanford appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit on a promissory note for $8,971.12, executed by appellant and W. M. Sanford, Jr., and payable to appellee. It was alleged that W. M. Sanford was absent from the state and insolvent, and therefore he was not sued by appellee. Appellant defended on the ground that the note was sued by appellant to cover amounts embezzled by W. M. Sanford, Jr., under threats that he would be indicted and prosecuted for embezzlement if the note was not given by appellant. The cause was submitted to the jury on special issues. Appellant admitted appel-lee’s cause of action, unless it was defeated by…
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