Shannon v. Buttery
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Runnels County; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Action by W. P. Buttery against H. A. Shannon and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
H. A. Shannon purchased a tract of land for the recited consideration of $9,000, of which $6,000 was paid in cash, and for the remainder he assumed the payment of a vendor’s lien note against said land for $1,400, and executed his three promissory notes for the sum of $533.33 each. These notes recited that they were executed for the purchase money of the land conveyed to Shannon, and that they bore interest from date, and provided for 10 per cent, attorney’s fees for collecting the same. The deed from Shannon correctly described said three notes as to amounts and otherwise, except that it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maddox v. SummerlinTexas Supreme Court · 1899
- Dalton v. RaineyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Hall v. ReadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
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