Kennedy v. McCauley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Collingsworth County; J. A. Nabers, Judge. Action by G. W. McCauley against L. A. Kennedy and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKlett, J.
The judgment for principal, interest, and attorney’s fees was rendered against appellant L. A. Kennedy, as principal, and appellant R. Q. Kennedy, as surety, on a promissory note of $1,500, sued on by the appellee G. W. McCauley, as plaintiff, in the district court of Collingsworth county. The appellant L. A Kennedy defended the suit on the ground that th'e note was given in settlement of a gambling transaction and was void under the laws of Texas, prohibiting contracts in “futures,” in that the note was executed in payment of the difference between the contract price and market value of 25…
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