Beckham v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Limestone County; H. B. Daviss, Judge. Action by J. N. Scott against J. J. Beck-ham and John Keys, in which other parties were vouched in by defendant Beckham, for the purpose of settling their interest. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants Beck-ham and Keys appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBookhout, J.
This is a suit, brought by J. N. Scott against J. J. Beckham and John Keys, to recover on three promissory notes executed by John Keys to J. N. Scott for the sum of $800 each, dated January 2, '1909, and one due January 2, 1910, one January 2, 1911, and one January 2, 1912, each bearing 8 per cent, interest per annum,' interest payable annually, and each of said notes has a provision for attorney’s fees, and the second and third notes provide that if the first note is not paid at maturity it matures, at the option of the holder, all of said notes. The said Scott alleges that there was a…
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