Halsell v. Musgrave

HEAD, Associate Justice.

The verdict establishes that in May, 1890, appellant, claiming to be the owner of what was known as the Earhart stock of cattle in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, through her agent, O. T. Love, proposed to trade them to appellee for some of his cattle in the State of Texas. Appellee, however, declined to make this trade, upon the ground that one J. W. Cooper, who was a wealthy and influential stock man, was also claiming the Earhart cattle, and he did not care to become involved in litigation with him. A short time after this, Love again proposed this trade to appellee,…