Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Bryce
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 21, 1911PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Montague County Court; W. T. Russell, Judge. Action by W. T. Barnes against J D. Bryce. From a judgment for defendant, rendered by the County Court on appeal from a justice’s judgment for plaintiff, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
W. T. Barnes sued J. D. Bryce in a justice’s court of Montague county to recover the sum of $63.35 because of an alleged conversion of a certain promissory note for that amount. The suit was based upon the following instrument:
“Bowie, Texas, December 1, 1908.
“This is to certify that W. T. Barnes have this day turned over to me for collection one promissory note on Greenbury Richardson for sixty-three dollars and thirty-five cents, due November 1, 1908.
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“[Signed] J. D. X Bryce.
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“Witness: W. S. Trimble.”
The plaintiff alleged that the note had been delivered to Bryce for collection as…
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- State ex rel. Clement v. Paris Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1881
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