Patton v. American Home Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Count, Tarrant CounT ty; Ben M. Terrell, Judge. Action by the American Home Life Insurance Company against Frank Patton. From a judgment in favor of intervener, the International Life Insurance Company, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
On October 14, 1914, the American Home Life Insurance Company, a Texas corporation, sued Frank Patton, to recover on a note in the principal sum of $4,375, dated July 1, 1909, and due July 1, 1914, and to foreclose a deed of trust lien on 275.3 acres of land in Knox county. By answer filed November 28, 1914, Frank Patton pleaded a general demurrer, a general denial, and specially pleaded that the note was given for stock in the American Home Life Insurance Company, and that said stock was issued to plaintiff for the note, and that said transaction was prohibited by law, and therefore the…
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