Legal Opinion

J. M. Hamilton & Co. v. Prescott

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 1889No. 6139PublishedCited by 99 opinions

Appeal-from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. G. H. Abonan.

1Opinion of the Court

Gaines, Associate Justice.—

Langdon, Greenlay & Company made an assignment to appellee for the benefit of their creditors. The appellants, being creditors of the assignors] brought suit against them and sued out an attachment and caused it to be levied by T. P. McCall, sheriff of Bexar County, upon the stock of goods transferred by the assignment. Appellee then brought this suit against McCall and the sureties on his official bond to recover the value of the goods so seized. The appellants having given McCall an indemnifying bond, he answered and prayed that in the event the plaintiff should…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Boone v. HulseyTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Long & Berry v. GarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Martin v. CrowTexas Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Willie v. ThomasTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  5. Dickson v. BurkeTexas Supreme Court · 1866

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3Cited by99 opinions

  1. Saigh v. Monteith, C.J.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Ramirez v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Wright Way Construction Co. v. Harlingen Mall Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  4. Needham v. CooneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Ramex Construction Co. v. Tamcon Services Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000

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