FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN GARLAND v. Murphy

BATEMAN, Justice.

The appellant First National Bank in Garland, Texas, sued the appellee Sam Murphy on a promissory note dated November 9, 1966, which was signed:

The Sam Murphy Company By: Sam Murphy

Owner

The Sam Murphy Company was a corporation, and the sole question in the case is whether appellee Sam Murphy is individually liable or whether the note evidences the debt only of the corporation. In re sponse to one special issue inquiring as to whether the note was signed by Sam Murphy in his individual capacity or as president of The Sam Murphy Company, a corporation, the jury found that he…