Legal Opinion

Wootton v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 16, 1918No. 855PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Tom Green County; Jas. Cornéll, Special Judge. Action by H. A. Wootton and Grace E. Wootton against W. C. Jones. From judgment in part for plaintiffs, they appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtHarper, C. J.

This suit was filed by appellants in the nature of a bill in equity to set aside a judgment against them in favor of appellee on a note for $2,000 and foreclosure of deed of trust on certain lands, and to recover statutory penalties for collecting usurious interest. From a judgment which sustains a general demurrer to that portion of the petition which seeks to set the judgment aside, and which (judgment) decrees recovery by appellants for penaltiés for usury, the cause comes to us for review.

The only assignment is that the trial court erred in sustaining the demurrer. The only question to be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Eddleman v. McGlatheryTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Connell v. NickeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Hester v. BaskinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Wooton v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wootton v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  2. Jones v. WoottonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  3. Holmes v. JacksonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  4. Marsh v. TillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Wootton v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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