Hall v. Simmons
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. Alexander W. Terrell. This was a suit brought by Robert H. Hall, against John Simmons, to enjoin him from exercising any further control of the farm and stock of the plaintiff, of which the defendant was possessed under a verbal contract between them. By the terms of the contract, Simmons was to take charge of the said premises, cultivate, and manage them, upon the terms and stipulations therein provided.
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Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. Alexander W. Terrell. This was a suit brought by Robert H. Hall, against John Simmons, to enjoin him from exercising any further control of the farm and stock of the plaintiff, of which the defendant was possessed under a verbal contract between them. By the terms of the contract, Simmons was to take charge of the said premises, cultivate, and manage them, upon the terms and stipulations therein provided. The plaintiff alleged, that the defendant, after taking possession and control under the said contract, (made in June, 1856,) on the 10th day…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The evidence of Hargrave was not a contradiction of Cline, as to what he had previously said, in a conversation with Barbee, Hall, and- others. And for that reason, the evidence was not admissible. The plaintiff below is not injured by its exclusion, whatever may be said of the ground of objection made to it, upon which it was pronounced to be inadmissible. There is no error in the judgment, and therefore it will be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
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