Wright v. Bonta
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Hunt. Tried below before the Hon. William S. Todd. Suit by Bonta against Wright for a cow and calf, commenced in a Justice’s Court, where Bonta had judgment, from whence the suit was removed by Wright to the District Court by certiorari.
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Appeal from Hunt. Tried below before the Hon. William S. Todd. Suit by Bonta against Wright for a cow and calf, commenced in a Justice’s Court, where Bonta had judgment, from whence the suit was removed by Wright to the District Court by certiorari. Plaintiff proved by a witness, Gray, that the cow was one of seven purchased by plaintiff, from a man by the name of Wimberly, in the Spring of the year 1854; that the marks and brand were not altered ; that they continued to run in same range ; that plaintiff was a single man, had no home and hired out; that witness and Wimberly lived about a…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The first ground of the motion is based on the rules of the Supreme Court prescribed for the government of District Clerks in the preparation of transcripts. They are directory to the Clerk, and should not be enforced so as to defeat substantial rights, pursued with reasonable diligence. (Mays and another vs. Forbes, 9 Tex. R. 436.) The Clerk •has neglected to insert the filing of any of the papers of the •cause, either in the margin or otherwise ; and has failed to ■comply with those rules referred to in the motion, by which, when properly observed, the Court is more readily enabled to…
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