Short v. Shannon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tom Green County; C. E. Dubois, Judge. Suit by J. M. Shannon against Joe Short and others. From the judgment rendered, defendant named appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KET, O. J.
J; M. Shannon brought this suit against J. T. Walters, Joe' Short, and A. H. Seely, seeking to recover the principal, interest, and 10 per cent, attorney’s fees on a promissory note. The defendant AValters filed no answer, and judgment went against him by default. The defendant Short answered by general denial to the plaintiff’s suit, and alleged that as between the parties he and his codefendant Seely were sureties for Walters, the other defendant, and he asked for- judgment over against Walters for whatever amount of the debt he might pay, and for a like judgment against the…
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