Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Meeks

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1916No. 935. [fn*]Published

Appeal from District Court, Hemphill County; Frank Willis, Judge. Action by M. M. Meeks against the Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance Company, R. T. Stuart and Coke W. Hark-rider, as individuals, acting under the firm names of Stuart, Harkrider & Co., and the Commonwealth Organization Company, and others, with cross-action by the Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance Company.

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Appeal from District Court, Hemphill County; Frank Willis, Judge. Action by M. M. Meeks against the Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance Company, R. T. Stuart and Coke W. Hark-rider, as individuals, acting under the firm names of Stuart, Harkrider & Co., and the Commonwealth Organization Company, and others, with cross-action by the Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff against the Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Insurance Company and R. T. Stuart, and the company appeals, and Stuart brings writ of error.

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing.

[11-13] In the original opinion we held that there was no evidence in the record tending to show that stock in a corporation, organized under the laws of Texas, would be more desirable or valuable than stock in a corporation organized under the laws of Arizona. In motion for rehearing, appellee has *686called to our attention Ms own testimony from the statement of facts, as follows:

“He (McOowan, the stock salesman) said this was to be a Texas corporation, and we went into details about the Texas corporation laws, about the advantage Texas laws had over other states. I…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Baker v. Fort Worth Board of TradeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
  2. Collinson v. JefferiesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
  3. Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co. v. CatorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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