United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Great Southwestern Petroleum Co.

Opinion by

MAXEX, C.

The first proposition urged by plaintiff in error is: That neither by allegation in the pleadings nor by any evidence is a cause of action alleged or shown in favor of the individual plaintiffs against the defendiant. Under this proposition, plaintiff in error insists that the assignment of a one-half interest to the various individuals, defendants in error, without notice to it, or without its acceptance of such assignment has the effect of discharging it on its bond. On this proposition, he cites the ease of Mandeville v. Welch, 5 Wheaton, 277, which is a case involving…