McCaslin v. Pittsburg Foundry & MacHine Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Camp County; J. A. Ward, Judge. Action by the Pittsburg Foundry & Machine Company against L. B. McCaslin. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLSON, O. J.
[1,2] In May, 1916, appellant bought of one Couch a half interest in a sawmill, and as a part of the consideration therefor verbally assumed the payment of half of certain indebtedness of Couch to appellee, evidenced by four promissory notes, dated January 4, 1916, three of them for $80 each, and the other for $54.64, interest and attorney’s fees, due June 1, July 1, August 1, and September 1, 1916, respectively, and secured by a mortgage on said sawmill. In August, 1916, appellant boughtsof Couch the other half of the sawmill, and then verbally assumed the payment of all of the…
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- Hanrick v. GurleyTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Fender v. HaseltineMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
- Patterson v. ColmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
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