Meyer, Bannerman & Co. v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
This was a suit by Smith against Meyer, Bannerman & Co., who resided in St. Louis, Missouri, to recover an alleged balance of purchase money for a town lot in McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, and to foreclose the vendor’s lien. The defendants held an account against Smith for goods furnished him in his business. A collecting agent of the defendants, finding Smith unable to pay, insisted upon his conveying his homestead to defendants.
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This was a suit by Smith against Meyer, Bannerman & Co., who resided in St. Louis, Missouri, to recover an alleged balance of purchase money for a town lot in McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, and to foreclose the vendor’s lien. The defendants held an account against Smith for goods furnished him in his business. A collecting agent of the defendants, finding Smith unable to pay, insisted upon his conveying his homestead to defendants. This was done, the indebtedness being acknowledged as a cash payment; the balance was to be paid in goods for use in Smith’s business. Smith remained in…
1Opinion of the Court
COLLARD, Associate Justice.
Appellants state the nature and result of the case as follows, which is not objected to by appellee:
Appellee instituted this suit against appellants, claiming that on August 21, 1886, he and his wife, Belle Smith, being the owners in fee of the land therein after described, sold and by warranty deed of said date conveyed to appellants a certain lot in the town of McGregor, McLennan County, Texas; that the deed was executed and delivered to appellants on said day; that the consideration for said land was $1000, $278.80 of which was then and there paid to appellee by…
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