Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio R. R. Co. v. Butler
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railway Company being indebted to George Butler, the husband of appellee, prior to the 11th of June, 1868, the said Butler recovered a judgment against said company on the 18th of June, 1868. Seven days previous — on the 11th of June, 1868—the company executed an assignment of their railway, etc., to E. P. Hill, trustee, as a preliminary step and as one of the means of…
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Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railway Company being indebted to George Butler, the husband of appellee, prior to the 11th of June, 1868, the said Butler recovered a judgment against said company on the 18th of June, 1868. Seven days previous — on the 11th of June, 1868—the company executed an assignment of their railway, etc., to E. P. Hill, trustee, as a preliminary step and as one of the means of accomplishing a full and complete sale and transfer of said railway, etc., to a new company then contemplated and provided…
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Chief Justice.
In its leading features and in the questions involved this case does not materially differ from the case of the same company against McDonald, 53 Tex., 510. In that case the judgment was affirmed, and in this case, after a very careful reconsideration of the questions presented, our conclusion is the same,— that this judgment also should be affirmed. It is deemed *510proper, however, to state our views sufficiently to prevent any possible mistake or misconception as to the grounds on which our conclusion is reached. In the first place, we do not regard this as a bill in…
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