Reed v. Samuels
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Terrell. Suit by H. Samuels and H. Mosson against plaintiff in error, to recover the value of eleven hundred and twenty pounds of beef hides. At the time of commencing their suit, the defendants also sued out an attachment, which was levied upon the property
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
We do not deem it necessary to the proper determination of this cause, to notice all the errors assigned and argued by counsel. The merits of the case lie within a very narrow compass. The evidence shows clearly that the plaintiff in error violated his contract to deliver eleven hundred and twenty pounds of hides, entrusted to him by defendants in error, to be delivered to their consignee at Port Lavaca. The plaintiff in error, (Heed,) does not attempt to explain his failure to comply with his contract for the delivery of the hides at Port Lavaca; but complains of the great wrong and injury…
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