City of Houston v. Thomas Emery's Sons

STAYTON, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellees

against appellant, a municipal corporation, to recover a sum due on coupons evidencing interest due on bonds issued by the city. The petition, after describing the coupons and the bonds to which they were originally attached, and setting out as an exhibit a copy-of the bonds and the ordinance under which they were issued, alleges that the coupons are due and unpaid, and that the business of the defendant corporation is managed by a mayor and board of aldermen, who have charge of and control its financial affairs, cause its taxes to be…