Dupree v. First Nat. Bank of Merkel
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error to District Court, Taylor County; Thomas L. Blanton, Judge. Action by Ed Dupree and another against the First National Bank of Merkel. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Plaintiffs in error sued defendant in error for damages arising from the alleged breach of a contract for the sale and delivery of 168 head of cattle referred to in this opinion as the “A T” cattle.
Defendant in error is a banking corporation, engaged in the banking business at Merkel, incorporated under the national banking laws of the United States. One Oscar Wilson was heavily indebted to the bank, the indebtedness being secured by a chattel mortgage upon cattle owned by him, in various brands, upon a ranch controlled by him in Sterling county. The “A T” cattle were not specifically…
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