City of San Antonio v. Gould
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bexar. Triéd below before the Hon. George H. U,oonan. This case was decided in the court below at the October term, 1870. For all professional purposes the opinion of this court states the material facts. Should fuller information of the enterprise. which engendered the litigation be desired, it can be had in the report of the similar case to be found in 28 Texas, 19.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
R. S. Gould brought his suit against the city of San Antonio to the October term, 1870, on sixteen interest cou*70pons, alleging that they were issued by said city in payment of stock in the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad, and which he avers to be his property, acquired in due course of trade, [or a valuable consideration, and prior to their maturity.
It appears that the bonds and coupons were made and delivered to the railroad company on the first day of March, 1852, as is claimed, in pursuance of an act of the Legislature, approved September 5, 1850. A copy of one of the bonds is…
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