Maples v. Hastings

JACKSON, Justice.

C. G. Maples and L. P. White instituted this suit in the district court of Castro county, to recover $630, with interest and attorney’s fees thereon, alleged to be due them by Joe Hastings on a lease contract covering a certain store building situated in the town of Dimmitt, in Castro county, Tex.

After his demurrer, special exceptions and general denial, the defendant pleaded that he never rented the premises from the plaintiffs; that if he was ever liable on the lease contract sued on, such liability had ceased because he had assigned such contract to A. M. Brownlee, who…