Scott v. Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Texas Supreme Court
8. —Findings of Fact—When Disregarded. Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from McLennan County. Suits brought by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, of Waco, against Scott and the Citizens Bailway Company, and by Parker against the Farmers and Merchants National Bank were consolidated and judgment was rendered for the bank with a lien on the property adjudged in favor of Parker.
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8. —Findings of Fact—When Disregarded. Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from McLennan County. Suits brought by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, of Waco, against Scott and the Citizens Bailway Company, and by Parker against the Farmers and Merchants National Bank were consolidated and judgment was rendered for the bank with a lien on the property adjudged in favor of Parker. All parties appealed, and on affirmance each obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This case as tried was the result of the consolidation of two suits.
The first was brought by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Waco against H. C. Scott and the Citizens Bailway Company, a corporation operating street railways in the city of Waco, for the recovery of certain property in and near said city known as the Dummy Street Bailway. The defendants in that suit filed a general demurrer, a general denial, a plea of not guilty and also specially pleaded, asserting title to the property and setting forth the nature of the claim.
The second suit was brought by…
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