Legal Opinion

Lock v. Citizens' Nat. Bank

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 7, 1914Published

Appeal from Hale County Court; W. B. Lewis, Judge. Action by the Citizens’ National Bank against C. E. Lock and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtHendricks, J.

This suit was filed by the appellee, the Citizens’ National Bank of Plainview, Tex., in the county court of Hale county, Tex., against C. E. Lock and F. M. Lock, the appellants, on a promissory note payable to the order of G. A. Henderson, which was negotiated by Henderson to the appellee bank. The appellants claim that the note was procured by fraud, of which appel-lee had full knowledge, was without consideration, and was in contravention of the antitrust' laws of the state. The trial court, after the close of the evidence, instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff against the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bement v. National Harrow Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. First National Bank of Eagle Lake v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1911
  4. King v. DoaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Albertype Co. v. Gust Feist Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1908

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