Anderson v. O'Briant

William O'Briant, plaintiff, instituted this suit in the district court of Taylor county, Texas, to recover on two promissory notes, each in the sum of $1,625, executed by R. O. Anderson, defendant, and payable to the order of plaintiff, O'Briant. The defendant, Anderson, pleaded that the notes were without consideration, and that they constituted a part of a fraudulent transaction, in itself against public policy, for which reason the plaintiff, O'Briant, ought not to recover. The case was submitted to a jury, and upon the verdict a judgment was entered by the court in favor of the…