Crabtree v. Markham Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Hopkins County Court; Homer L. Pharr, Judge. Action by the Markham Lumber Company against Thomas F. Crabtree. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The Markham Lumber Company, appellee in this appeal, is a partnership composed of George Markham and J. L. Markham. On August 8, 1920, the suit was filed in the name of the Markham Lumber Company against the appellant, Crab-tree. The object of the suit was to recover the sum of $392.64 with interest and attorney’s fees, alleged to be due on a note executed by Crabtree and which has matured on October 1, 1916. The appellant answered denying any liability on the note, but failed to raise any objection on account of the suit being prosecuted in the firm name and not by the individual partners.…
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