Allen v. Long
Texas Supreme Court
In the main the pleadings and issues of this case as well as the summary of the evidence are fully and fairly stated in the able brief of appellant’s counsel. Our statement of- the case will be drawn largely from that brief. On the 27th of May, 1886, appellant sued appellee for the recovery of thirteen and six-tenth acres of land and for damage and rénts, and sued out a writ of sequestration, by Adrtue of which the sheriff took possession of the land.
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In the main the pleadings and issues of this case as well as the summary of the evidence are fully and fairly stated in the able brief of appellant’s counsel. Our statement of- the case will be drawn largely from that brief. On the 27th of May, 1886, appellant sued appellee for the recovery of thirteen and six-tenth acres of land and for damage and rénts, and sued out a writ of sequestration, by Adrtue of which the sheriff took possession of the land. On the 26th day of September; 1887, appellee G. E. Long (defendant) filed a second amended original answer, consisting of: 1. General denial…
1Opinion of the Court
MARR, Judge.
We make the following extracts from the conclusions of fact found by the court as we find them in the transcript in order to present the points at issue:
“1. Some time in 1868 the Lamar- County Agricultural and Mechanical Association was organized as a joint stock company for the purpose of holding fairs in said county, and consisted of a large number of members who took shares in said association and to whom certificates of stock to the amount of their respective shares were issued. All of the shares of the capital stock agreed upon were taken and assessments were then made on the…
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