Browne v. French
Court of Appeals of Texas
This is a suit by appellant, Browne, against appellees. Horace G. French, C. M. Rogers, and Matilda Christian, surviving wife of Edward Christian, upon an indemnity bond in favor of appellant Browne, executed by H. G. and S. W. French, as principals, and C. M. Rogers and E. Christian, wherein they obligated themselves and bound themselves to pay all the accounts, demands, and debts of every character against said firm of French & Browne, and to forever hold said W. E. Browne…
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This is a suit by appellant, Browne, against appellees. Horace G. French, C. M. Rogers, and Matilda Christian, surviving wife of Edward Christian, upon an indemnity bond in favor of appellant Browne, executed by H. G. and S. W. French, as principals, and C. M. Rogers and E. Christian, wherein they obligated themselves and bound themselves to pay all the accounts, demands, and debts of every character against said firm of French & Browne, and to forever hold said W. E. Browne harmless from any liability or obligation to pay any of said accounts, demands, or debts-against said firm, or any part…
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
The appellant contends that the court erred in not rendering judgment in his favor against the appellees Christian and Rogers for the amount of the judgment obtained by the Crane-Breed Manufacturing Company, in their suit against French & Browne, wherein they obtained judgment against II. G. French and the appellant for the sum of $1795.57, and $9.05 costs of suit.
The refusal of the court to so render judgment was, in effect, based upon the reasons, that the demand of Crane-Breed Manufacturing Company against French & Browne was barred by limitation at the time their…
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