Wichita Falls, Ranger & Ft. Worth Railway Co. v. Combs

The District Court of Eastland County rendered judgment for $40,000 in favor of defendant in error against plaintiff in error. Plaintiff in error perfected an appeal by giving notice and "filing an appeal bond which, after reciting the judgment, provided: “Now, therefore, we, the Wichita Falls, Ranger & Fort Worth Railway Company, a corporation, as principal, and American Surety Company of New York and F. L. Wallace, as sureties, acknowledge ourselves bound to pay to the plaintiff, Leslie Combs, and the Clerk of the District Court of Eastland County, Texas, jointly and severally, the sum of…