Coombs v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wichita County Court; Guy Rogers, Judge. Suit by J. E. Jackson against W. J. Brown, who interpleaded J. D. Coombs. I'Tom an adverse judgment, the latter appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
Appellee J. F. Jackson instituted this suit against W. J. Brown to recover $1,000 alleged to be due him as commission for procuring a certain drilling contract with the Burk Rainbow Oil Company. Defendant Brown answered by a general denial and by a special plea to the effect that appellant J. D. Coombs had represented to him (Brown) that he (Coombs) was the procuring and efficient cause of the making of the contract, and that upon such assurance he (Brown) had paid to Coombs $500 as commission therefor. He accordingly interplead-ed Coombs, and several others not necessary to how mention…
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- Drinkard v. IngramTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Dotson v. MossTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. EvansTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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