Kelley v. Collier

NEILL, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by M. P. Kelley and B. D. Copeland, plaintiffs in error, on May 12, 1893, against W. W. Collier, defendant in error, and N. D. Townes, who, having died, the cause was as to him discontinued.

The plaintiffs alleged in their petition that the defendants, Collier and Townes and J. D. Crenshaw, on the 6th day of October, 1890, formed themselves into a corporation; that to accomplish such incorporation, they prepared, signed and acknowledged a charter in the manner and form as required by the laws of Texas and filed it with the Secretary of State of…