Nat. Bk. of Cleburne v. Citizens' Nat. Bk.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Johnson County. Tried below before Hon. Nelson Phillips.
1Opinion of the Court
RAINEY, Chief Justice.
This is an action for the trial of the right of property. The property, 45 bales of cotton, was levied on as the property of J. S. Witherspoon, at the instance of the National Bank of Cleburne. The appellee, the Citizens National Bank of Cleburne, filed oath and claim bond for the property for which judgment was rendered for appellee, and the National Bank of Cleburne appeals.
During the fall and winter of 1903-4 W. S. Dement, a cotton buyer at Godley, bought cotton, for the payment of which he would draw drafts on appellee, which advanced the purchase money. This cotton…
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