Hooks v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Jefferson County Court; D. P. Wheat, Judge. Action by T. J. Hooks and others against F. S. Martin, administrator of the estate of G. D. Martin, deceased. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
Appellant presented to ap-pellee, F. S. Martin, as administrator of the estate of C. D. Martin deceased, a claim in the sum of $145.70. The affidavit attached to this claim was fatally defective. Appellee refused to allow it, without giving any reason for its rejection. Later, appellants again presented the claim to appellee properly verified. Again he rejected it. After more than 90 days from the date of the first rejection, appellants filed suit on their claim in the justice court. The judgment was against them. They appealed to the county court, where judgment was again against them. They…
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