Legal Opinion
Arrington v. Mercantile Protective Bureau, Inc.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1930No. 1167—5478PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeddy, J.
The trade acceptance, made the basis of this suit, contained the following provision: “The obligation of the acceptor arises out of the purchase of goods from the drawer.” A majority of the Court of- Civil Appeals for the Tenth District held that, notwithstanding such provision, the instrument was a negotiable one, to which Justice Stanford dissented.
The writ of error was granted in this case to settle a conflict upon this question between the decisions of the Third Court of Civil Appeals and those rendered by Courts of Civil Appeals for the Second and Fifth Districts.
The Third Court of Civil…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lane Co. v. CrumTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- John T. Hardie & Co. v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Buchanan v. WrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Metropolitan Nat. Bank v. VanderpoolCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- American Exchange Nat. Bank v. SteeleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cont'nal Natl. Bk. of Ft. Worth v. ConnerTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Wheeler v. PavlicCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Camp v. Dallas Nat. Bank of DallasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- First Bank of Marianna v. Havana Canning Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Hall v. DodsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
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