Legal Opinion
Meacham v. O'Keefe
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 20, 1917No. 8709PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Tarrant County Court; Charles T. Prewitt, Judge. Action by C. A. O’Keefe against T. O. Meacham and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant named appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
O. A. O’Keefe leased a building situated in Ft. Worth to L. EJ. Day. The lease was in writing dated June 8, 1914. and covered a period of 26 months, beginning July 1,1914, and ending August 31,1916. Indorsed on the lease and bearing same date was an instrument in writing signed by T. O. Meacham, stipulating that for a valuable consideration paid to Meacham, he, the said Meacham—
“hereby becomes surety on this lease and agrees that he is held and firmly bound for the faithful performance of this lease and for the payment of all sums of money hereafter becoming due under and by virtue of all the…
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