Wasson v. Davis
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. George B. Scott. The general character and outline of this case are sufficiently indicated in the opinion of the court. As the case, however, is somewhat peculiar in its facts, and as the questions involved are important and of frequent recurrence, it is deemed well to insert the able and interesting briefs of the respective parties at considerable length.
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Error from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. George B. Scott. The general character and outline of this case are sufficiently indicated in the opinion of the court. As the case, however, is somewhat peculiar in its facts, and as the questions involved are important and of frequent recurrence, it is deemed well to insert the able and interesting briefs of the respective parties at considerable length. From them can easily be gathered the special facts, as well as the deductions drawn from them in this case.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This is an action brought by W. B. Wasson against John M. Davis, on a promissory note calling for $1964 50, currency, with ten per cent, interest from date, and expressly stating that it is for the like amount of a note held by Wasson against A. M. Williams, and credited on a note held by Williams against Davis.
Wasson undoubtedly held the vendor’s lien to secure the deferred payments on the land sold to Williams.
But it appears that all the deferred payments, except the last, were met; and it would seem from the evidence that the last note was made to include a sum of money which is not…
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