Legal Opinion

Thorndale Mercantile Co. v. Continental Gin Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 3, 1919No. 6040PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Milam County ; John Watson, Judge. Suit by the Continental Gin Company against the Thorndale Mercantile Company and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.

The following statement of the nature and result of this suit is mainly, though not entirely, taken from the briefs of the parties:

Appellee instituted the suit in the district court of Dallas county September 9, 1915. It was a straight suit for debt against the Redville Gin Company on four notes for $592.90 each, dated July 15, 1914, and to foreclose (1) a chattel mortgage lien upon certain gin property, including one 60x16 Frost high-pressure boiler, and one 11x16 Frost right-hand side-crank automatic engine, and (2) a deed of trust upon a certain gin lot, the latter being described as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway Co. v. GrangerTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Carter v. HawkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Cottingham v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
  4. Wiseman v. WattersTexas Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Wilkinson v. GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Texas Consolidated Oils v. BartelsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. International Trust Co. v. LiebhardtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1943
  3. Continental Gin Co. v. Thorndale Mercantile Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
  4. American Mortgage Corp. v. SamuellTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Borden v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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