Legal Opinion

Bell v. Swim

Texas Commission of Appeals

Decided April 6, 1921No. 85-2887PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Seventh Supreme Judicial District. Action by S. E. Swim against H. A. Bell. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by Court of Civil Appeals (17S S. W. 850), and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, P. J.

On October 26, 1912, S. E. Swim, defendant in error, sued H. A. Bell, plaintiff in error, and bis son, P. C. Bell, subsequently deceased, declaring upon a note for $1,590 dated October 29, 1908, due one year after date. The note was executed by P. C. Bell, payable to plaintiff in error.

The original petition alleged, in addition to the averments made for the purpose of showing the liability of P. C. Bell on the note, that H. A. Bell for a valuable consideration assumed payment of the note and became liable therefor.

On August 16, 1913, a first amended original petition was filed suggesting the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bell v. SwimCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. PGP Gas Products, Inc. v. Reserve Equipment, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Utilities Natural Gas Corp. v. HillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  3. Wallace v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959

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