Legal Opinion

Ward v. Baker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1911Published

Appeal from District Court, Uvalde County ; R. H. Burney, Judge. Action by Thomas Baker and another against E. B. Ward, First State Bank, and ■others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing.

Appellees are very strenuous in their contention that Mrs. Baker signed a deed that was not the one she intended to sign, in that it fails to provide for semiannual payments of interest. The notary public testified that he fully explained the terms of the deed to her after reading it over to her, that he called her attention to all the conditions with reference to payments. He stated that, when he reached the part in regard to interest, she objected to it because it should have provided that interest be paid semiannually, instead of annually, and refused to sign until…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Boggess v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Trinity & Sabine Railway Co. v. LaneTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Johnson v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Norton v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Stringfellow v. BraseltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909

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