Compton v. Ahrens & Ott Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from Galveston County Court; James B. Stubbs, Special Judge. Action by the Ahrens & Ott Manufacturing Company against E. H. Compton and another. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant named brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court. E. H. Compton was sued, along with his principals, by Ahrens & Ott Manufacturing Company as guarantor of a certain account for goods and merchandise sold by appellee Ahrens & Ott Company to the Compton Plumbing Company, or Compton & Athey. The entire account amounted to $1,450.53. The guaranty of appellant covered $1,200 of the account. The principal debtors made, at three different times, payments amounting in the aggregate to $940, which appellees claimed should be applied, or had been applied by them, to that part of the account not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bray v. CrainTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Stone v. PettusCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
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