Preston v. Breedlove
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Grimes. Tried below before the Hon. James It. Burnett. In the third head-note will be found, in a condensed form, the allegations contained in the amended answer of the defendant in the court below, to which the court below erroneously sustained the plaintiff's demurrer.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This case is brought to this court on writ of error, and the following causes are assigned :—
First. The court erred in rendering judgment for a certain number of dollars in specie,,, in violation of the legal tender act of the United States.
Second. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial.
Third. The court erred in sustaining plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant’s amended answer.
Touching the first assignment of error, we may here remark that we have hitherto endeavored to follow the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and in doing so our own decisions may…
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