Hines Clark & Curtis Herring v. Cummings

TARLTOH, Judge, Section B.

— February 16,1889, the appellee, A. H. Cummings, brought this suit in the District Court of Bexar County, against Joe Murray as principal, and Hines Clark and Curtis Herring as sureties, in a contract for the delivery of cattle. Plaintiff sought to recover damages for the breach of the contract.

According to the terms of this contract, dated November 26, 1887, Joe Murray as principal, with appellants as sureties, bound himself, to sell and deliver to Cummings, the appellee, 300 head of steer cattle, one year old in June, 1887, at the price of $5.50 per head, to be…