Hunley v. Garber

LUMPKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered under Rule 166-A, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellees, R. El Garber and C. C. Ritchey (a partnership d/b/a the Garber-Ritchey Agency), as plaintiffs sued appellant, Troy L. Hunley, as defendant, to recover $252.93, as principal, plus 5% interest per annum from its maturity, plus 10% attorneys’ fees and court costs on a promissory note executed by the defendant to the plaintiffs on February 7, 1951, and due 90 days after its date. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

The note was given by the defendant…