The Texas Co. v. Wax and So. Sur. Co.

This is an action on a supersedeas bond.

The petition alleges that plaintiff, the Texas Company, is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and authorized to do business in the State of Missouri; that defendant, Southern Surety Company of New York, is a corporation organized under the laws of New York, and engaged in the business of executing indemnity and surety bonds for hire: that on February 9, 1928, plaintiff instituted an action of unlawful detainer against defendant, David Wax, before a justice of the peace in the City of St. Louis, for the recovery of certain…